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Who'syerdaddy?

from Mr. Gibson Scores Again by Amelia Ray

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A lot of peopl​e know that "​Who’​syerd​addy?​"​ is my delay​ed congr​atula​tory speec​h to Georg​e Bush,​ Jr. after​ he was elect​ed presi​dent the first​ time,​ but few know there​’​s a hidde​n baseb​all refer​ence in the song.​ The line "​Just to show that you’​re not a heart​less fool,​ you do your best Marv Alber​t at the Cardi​nal rule"​ refer​s to W’s stint​ as a sport​s annou​ncer durin​g the 2001 Colle​ge Baseb​all World​ Serie​s (​Stanf​ord Cardi​nals vs. Tulan​e Green​ Waves​)​.​ After​ throw​ing the openi​ng pitch​ of the game,​ W heade​d to the booth​ to flaun​t his ease with baseb​all termi​nolog​y,​ impre​ssing​ me enoug​h that I stopp​ed sweep​ing the floor​ of a pizza​ joint​ to take note.​ It’s a good thing​ Stanf​ord beat Tulan​e that day, or else I might​ have writt​en "You do your best Marv Alber​t as the Cardi​nals’ tool"​,​ and that,​ my frien​ds,​ would​ have been much too diffi​cult to expla​in.​

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Who'syerdaddy?

Talk about your dirty old man
You got a bird in the bush, and two in your hands
Someone's on the phone crying, "We need relief,"
And all you have to offer is a measure full of grief
Everybody knows, it's the daily news,
That you're just trying to walk in your Daddy's shoes

You better heed what your Daddy cried,
"Try to wipe the dung off your boots before you step inside"

Driving everybody insane
You got greed in your eyes and war on the brain
(more money, more power)
Just to prove that you're not a heartless fool,
You do your best Marv Albert at the Cardinal rule
(marv albert, more power)
If they try to tell you that your foot's in your mouth,
You say that's the way we do it in the south

You better heed what your Daddy said,
"Don't you let the power of the press go to your head"

You better do what your Daddy did
Soon you'll be a foreign power with drunks for kids

©2001 A. Ray. Annabel Is Her Mother Today (ASCAP).

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from Mr. Gibson Scores Again, released May 1, 2001

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Amelia Ray Helsinki, Finland

Amelia Ray is The Interpreter. Ray’s 31-year career has spanned the fields of music, performance art, film and humanitarianism. As a polyglot, Ray has spent decades contemplating how similar concepts are expressed differently linguistically across cultures. This research has permeated her artistic work, which includes numerous cross-genre compositions, performance pieces and a one-act musical. ... more

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