Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot Lyrics
Cherry Poppin' Daddies Lyrics
Zoot Suit Riot Lyrics
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Who's that whisperin' in the trees?
It's two sailors and they're on leave
Pipes and chains and swingin' hands
Who's your daddy? Yes I am
Fat cat came to play
Now he can't run fast enough
You'd best stay away
When the pushers come to shove
Zoot suit riot
throw back a bottle of beer
Zoot suit riot
Pull a comb through your coal black hair
Zoot suit riot
throw back a bottle of beer
Zoot suit riot
Pull a comb through your coal black hair
Blow Daddy!
A whipped up jitterbuggin' brown eyed man
A stray cat frontin' up an eight-piece band
Cut me Sammy and you'll understand
In my veins hot music ran
You got me in a sway
and I want to swing you done
Now you sailors know
Where your women come for love
Zoot suit riot
Throw back a bottle of beer
Zoot suit riot
Pull a comb through your coal black hair
You're in a Zoot suit riot
You're in a Zoot suit riot
You're in a Zoot suit riot
(random gibberish)
You got me in a sway
and I want to swing you done
Now you sailors know
Where your women come for love
Zoot suit riot
Throw back a bottle of beer
Zoot suit riot
Pull a comb through your coal black hair
You're in a Zoot suit riot
You're in a Zoot suit riot
You're in a Zoot suit riot
(random gibberish)
It's two sailors and they're on leave
Pipes and chains and swingin' hands
Who's your daddy? Yes I am
Fat cat came to play
Now he can't run fast enough
You'd best stay away
When the pushers come to shove
Zoot suit riot
throw back a bottle of beer
Zoot suit riot
Pull a comb through your coal black hair
Zoot suit riot
throw back a bottle of beer
Zoot suit riot
Pull a comb through your coal black hair
Blow Daddy!
A whipped up jitterbuggin' brown eyed man
A stray cat frontin' up an eight-piece band
Cut me Sammy and you'll understand
In my veins hot music ran
You got me in a sway
and I want to swing you done
Now you sailors know
Where your women come for love
Zoot suit riot
Throw back a bottle of beer
Zoot suit riot
Pull a comb through your coal black hair
You're in a Zoot suit riot
You're in a Zoot suit riot
You're in a Zoot suit riot
(random gibberish)
You got me in a sway
and I want to swing you done
Now you sailors know
Where your women come for love
Zoot suit riot
Throw back a bottle of beer
Zoot suit riot
Pull a comb through your coal black hair
You're in a Zoot suit riot
You're in a Zoot suit riot
You're in a Zoot suit riot
(random gibberish)
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Zoot Suit Riot Info:
• The song is about the zoot suit riots in Los Angeles during World War II. It was between Marines & Navy officers and Latino youths (who wore Zoot Suits). On May 23rd, 1943, sailor Joe Dacy Coleman was stabbed in a fight by a Zoot Suit and the sailors & marines went out and beat up every Zoot Suit they could in Southern California.
• The single was released in 1999 and peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay
• 'Weird Al' Yankovic has a parody of the song called 'Grapefruit Diet' from the album 'Running with Scissors' (1999)
• This song help kick off the swing revival in the late 1990s. Steve Perry is credited for writing and co-producing the song. Members of Cherry Poppin Daddies also produced the song.
• The 1st music video was directed by Isaac Camner and was produced at the Café Du Nord in San Francisco, California. The 2nd music video was directed by Gregory Dark, after the song became popular, and was inspired by surrealist filmmaker Luis Buñuel.
• The single was released in 1999 and peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay
• 'Weird Al' Yankovic has a parody of the song called 'Grapefruit Diet' from the album 'Running with Scissors' (1999)
• This song help kick off the swing revival in the late 1990s. Steve Perry is credited for writing and co-producing the song. Members of Cherry Poppin Daddies also produced the song.
• The 1st music video was directed by Isaac Camner and was produced at the Café Du Nord in San Francisco, California. The 2nd music video was directed by Gregory Dark, after the song became popular, and was inspired by surrealist filmmaker Luis Buñuel.