Daffa Down Dilly ~~ Doris Day, recorded Jan. 25, 1960

~~~ Daffa Down Dilly ~~~

I'm just a, Daffa Down Dilly,
Pure as a lily,
Vacuous girl in town,
Don't mean to brag, or sound silly,
Like I mean really,
Vacuous girl in town,

When I put my, lipstick on,
And my pointed, high-heel shoes,
I feel like somethin', right out of a magazine,
The boys all, hoop and holler,
When I'm marchin' down the street,
They say that I'm,
The cookiest thing they've ever seen !

I'm just a, Daffa Down Dilly,
Pure as a lily,
Yet lonesome, as can be,
So won't some, Daffa Down Billy,
Make me his filly,
And give his Daffy, Daffy Daff lovin' to me ?

When I put my, lipstick on,
And my pointed, high-heel shoes,
I feel like somethin', right out of a magazine,
The boys all, hoop and holler,
When I'm marchin' down the street,
They say that I'm,
The cookiest thing they've ever seen !

(We say that she's the cookiest thing we've ever seen !)

I'm just a, Daffa Down Dilly,
Pure as a lily,
Yet lonesome as can be,
So won't some Daffa Down Billy,
Make me his filly,
And give his Daffy, Daffy Daff lovin' to me ?
And give his Daffy, Daffy Down lovin' to me ?

Daffa Down Dilly
Written by
Jim & Charlene Harbert
Recorded January 25, 1960 with Jim Harbert & His Orchestra

Thankya all for tunin' in !

DORIS DAY: HITS, HOLLYWOOD & BROADWAY (3CD set)
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[woofer32]

I first heard this record in 1961 on the radio and this is the first time I've heard it since but it stuck in my head. I have made several attempts to try and find it since without success. Nice to hear it again, I'd all but given up. Thank you.

[manfreadfilms]

@woofer32 Wow !! That's a lonnnggggg time between drinks !! :) 50 years ago, crikey... this is off Doris' 1960s Singles Hits cd. I'll put up the link for you shortly. It's a terrific cd, but then all of her music is magic. What a lady. Fantastic you enjoyed - many thanks !! :)

[mcfrdmn]

Nice song

[manfreadfilms]

@mcfrdmn Thank you !!!!! LOVE this song... You can hone your banjo chops with this one !! :) Thanks again, and Season's Greetins !!!

[omitnot]

great***** hope you had a great night, like a Daffa Down Dilly?

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[manfreadfilms]

@omitnot Ooh, I wish. Quite nippy of a night now - too cold to venture out chasing Daffa Down Dillies....... they'll have to come to me, but if none do within the next 24 hrs, I'll be forced to reassess the dire situation. lol. Thanks for the stars!!

[manfreadfilms]

@Dayniac4324 Thank you for watching Toni and glad you enjoyed ! It's a wonder this song isn't from one of her many movies, because it is such great fun. I actually rechecked the song list from Calamity Jane to make sure it wasn't from that. Anyway happy to make you smile any day, and I wouldn't worry too much about Wednesday. It's just important you get plenty of rest, stay relaxed, and you'll be fine. Keep smiling, hugs - manfread, xoxo

[Dayniac4324]

Well -- I'm finally able to watch ... yt was having issues today. This is knee slappin' fun song... and I love the pictures of Doris and Gordon ! Thanks for bringing me a smile on this difficult day.....hugs... Toni