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Dear Dad

Song by Chuck Berry
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Song 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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Release History

Disc Track Album Year
1 10 Chuck Berry In London Studio Album 1965
1 23 The Kings Of Rock'n Roll Album
1 6 The Chess Box Compilation 1988
1 1 Dear Dad Single 1965
1 3 I Got A Booking Single 1966
1 19 The Anthology Compilation 2015
1 57 The Chess Box Compilation 1988
1 10 Original Oldies Vol. 2 Compilation
2 20 Reelin' And Rockin' - The Very Best Of Compilation 2006
1 10 The Ultimate Collection Compilation 2013
1 72 You Never Can Tell - His Complete Chess Recordings 1960-1966 Compilation 2009
1 57 The Chess Box Compilation 1988
1 10 Chuck Berry in London / Fresh Berry's Compilation 1998
1 16 You Never Can Tell: His Complete Chess Recordings 1960-1966 Compilation 2009
1 13 The Great Chuck Berry Compilation 1993
1 20 Reelin' and Rockin': The Very Best of Chuck Berry Compilation 2006
1 19 Gold Compilation 2005
1 10 The Chess Years Compilation 1991
1 49 The Ultimate Chuck Berry 2007
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Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. Nicknamed the "Father of Rock and Roll", Berry ... View All »
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Chuck Berry

Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. Nicknamed ... View All »
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