Chuck Berry - Dear Dad Lyrics






Dear Dad, don't get mad,
What I'm asking for
Is by the next semester
Can I get another car?
This one here is sick'ning
On a wide dual road.
I might as well be walking
As to drive this old Ford.

Almost everytime I try
To go and pass a truck,
If I ain't goin' down hill,
Dad, I'm, out of luck.
And even if I get by,
It's still a rugged risk,
The way this old Ford
Keep a hitting and a miss.

Last week when I was driving
On my way to school,
I almost got a ticket
'Bout a freeway traffic rule.
It's now a violation
Driving under forty-five,
And if I push to fifty,
This here Ford will nosedive.

Dad, I'm in great danger
Out here trying to drive.
The way this Ford wiggles
When I'm approaching forty-five,
I have to nurse it along
Like a little stubborn pup,
And cars whizzing by me,
Dad, look like I'm backing up.

She just don't have the appetite
For gas somehow,
And Dad, I got four carburetors
Hooked up on it now.
I tried to hook another
To see if I'd do a little good,
But ain't no place to put it
'Less I perforate the hood.

Well Dad, send the money,
See what I can see,
Try to find a Cadillac,
A Sixty-two or three.
Just something that won't worry us
To keep it on the road.
Sincerely, your beloved son,
Henry Junior Ford.





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  1. T.... S....

    An absolute gem... a hidden one for me until Dave Edmunds recorded it. Just brilliant lyrics... Chuck really was a genius song writer, and so prolific.

  2. b.... f....

    HAPPY FATHER'S DAY 2019

  3. s.... ....

    The dudes and dolls that built rock and roll were some cool cats. :)

  4. J.... H....

    One of his best!

  5. R.... R....

    I love Chuck Berry and his music R. I. P.

  6. R.... W....

    I love how tight the drumming is on this. Classic rock and roll.

  7. s.... n....

    Chuck berry I wish there could be more rock and roll like yours

    s.... n....

    We all wish

  8. J.... ....

    This is such an obscure song of Chuck’s, but it’s so darn good! It’s made me buy the ‘Chuck Berry in London’ Vinyl. And hey, I’m only 18!

    J.... ....

    Hi JoltedLozengeK. My son is couple years older than you and he's into doo-wop and 60's instrumentals like The Ventures and The Shadows, plays guitar and keyboards too... You make my day with your comment, keep it going and rockin!

    J.... ....

    Jarski J. Hey man, that’s so good! I wish him well. And I’m glad you liked my comment, I thought it might give some hope to people who think kids nowadays don’t like any of this type of music in case they were scrolling through these comments. I can’t get enough of chuck!

  9. R.... R....

    Sounds very similar to jailhouse rock...

  10. c.... ....

    At the time this minor masterpiece was a "throwaway" that barley hit the airwaves. One of Chuck's best.

  11. a.... a....

    Esta buena canción la compuso CHUCK BERRY y la canto en el año 1965

  12. D.... B....

    I think Dave Edmonds did a great cover of this and good for him to cover a CB song that no one ever heard even when it 1st came out. He was just trying to turn young people on to CB songs that never heard before, myself included. Ok he covered this 35yrs ago ad I'm not young anymore but you get my point

  13. d.... ....

    RIP Chuck, thanks for the great music.... This is one of my favorite Berry gems!

  14. A.... T....

    R.I.P. ! you gave 90 years of only the best! <3

  15. s.... ....

    On this in 1965 {March 31st} Chuck Berry performed "Dear Dad" on the ABC-TV program 'Shindig!'...
    At the time the song was at #100 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; the following week it was at #98, and then for its 3rd & 4th week on the chart it was at #95 and those were also its last two weeks on the chart...
    On the same 'Shindig!' show he also performed "Back is the U.S.A."; six years earlier on June 22nd, 1959 it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #56; and three weeks later on July 13th, 1959 it peaked at #37 {for 1 week} and spent 8 weeks on the Top 100...
    It reached #16 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart...
    Background vocals were provided by Etta James and Harvey & the New Moonglows*...
    * Marvin Gay was the New Moonglows’ second tenor, he added the 'e' to his last name when he became a solo artist...

  16. A.... M....

    ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

    A.... M....

     Mi-era dor de-o ţopăială.

  17. F.... ....

    Debuted on Billboard 4/3/65 at # 100. In four weeks on the chart only made it as high as # 95. Moral? Billboard ranking doesn't mean shit.

    F.... ....

    @Larrytheloser It meant enough that this GREAT record which is one of my favorite reords by Chuck didnt get much airplay. LOL

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  19. B.... V....

    Whiiiii haaaa, if you hear this raw energy, and compare this to the relatively bleak Dave Edmunds cover, you don't need a 20/20 musical insight to know how much better the original is... Makes you even wonder why it ever was covered, what's the merit in covering perfection, knowing from the start you never gonna beat this...

    B.... V....

    I like the Dave Edmunds version (which brought me here), but yes, the original is better. The drums and bass are fantastic on this, and that's before you even get to Chucks great vocal delivery and guitar.

  20. G.... ....

    Every time I hear a Berry song, I feel this sensation to get up and snap my fingers and shake my hips like a bitch. 

  21. J.... J....

    My pleasure :)

  22. T.... ....

    Thank you!! Love this song!! :)