Daddy Was a Dude lyrics

Daddy was a dude, played the saxophone Wrote the first jazz fugue, made the world his home He was a post-war gun, he was a west coast man They say he was the one wailing on the band stand I see a young man, 1948 The Sun is shining through the Golden Gate The future up ahead looks bright and secure With the best band in the land success seemed assured Winds of change came and took away his band It ain't easy being a one night stand jazz man Make a decision the family or the road That's when he decided he was coming home Daddy was a dude, played the saxophone Wrote the first jazz fugue, made the world my home I was his post-war son, he was a west coast man They say he was the one wailing on the band stand Winds of change came and took away his band It ain't easy being a one night stand jazz man Make a decision the family or the road That's when he decided he was coming home Daddy was a dude, played the saxophone Wrote the first jazz fugue, made the world his home He was a post-war gun, he was a west coast man They say he was the one wailing on the band stand