Big Daddy

Trumpet playing hippie preacher from the song "The Rhythm of Life" from the 1966 stage musical Sweet Charity. In the 1969 film version, the character is played by real singer Sammy Davis Jr.

Lyrics

Daddy started out in San Francisco
Tootin' on his trumpet loud and mean
Suddenly a voice said, "Go forth Daddy
Spread the picture on a wider screen”
And the voice said, "Daddy, there's a million pigeons
Waitin' to be hooked on new religions
Hit the road, Daddy, leave your common-law wife
Spread the religion of The Rhythm of Life"

And The Rhythm Of Life is a powerful beat
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet
Rhythm in your bedroom
Rhythm in the street
Yes, The Rhythm Of Life is a powerful beat

To feel The Rhythm Of Life (The Rhythm of Life is a powerful beat)
To feel the powerful beat (Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet)

Daddy, spread the gospel in Milwaukee
Took his walkie talkie to Rocky Ridge
Blew his way to Canton, then to Scranton
Till he landed under the Manhattan Bridge
Daddy was the new sensation, got himself a congregation
Built up quite an operation down below
With the pie-eyed piper blowing, while the muscatel was flowing
All the cats were go, go, go-ing down below!

External Links

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rhythm_of_Life