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(I Want To Be) Seduced
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This has been most notably recorded by Peggy Lee, Leon Redbone & Richard Dreyfuss.It is a great song!I've got the Leon Redbone version up top & the original lyrics (no chords) on the bottom. Enjoy!
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I want to be seduced.Want a woman to take me out to dinner for two;
Leon Redbone delivers controlled Dixie land and period blues melodies. Easy listening perhaps, but more like minimalism. What is here is deliberately crafted to be just what each song requires. 'Polly Wolly Doodle' is a traditional American children's song. It was sung by Dan Emmett's Virginia Minstrels, who premiered at New York's Bowery Amphitheatre in February 1843, and is often credited to Emmett (1815–1904). It was known to have been performed by the Yale Glee Club in 1878, and was first published in a Harvard student songbook in 1880. citation needed. Hal Willner (April 6, 1956 – April 7, 2020) was an American music producer working in recording, films, TV and live events. He was best known for assembling tribute albums and events featuring a wide variety of artists and musical styles (jazz, classical, rock, Tin Pan Alley).
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Like to see her eyes get moony,
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Flirting with the thought of what flirting ought to do.
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Like to be real cool.Let her think about getting little me in bed.
Care to chat about Magna Carta, Puerta Vallarta, something's gonna be said.
BRIDGE: Breaking bread songbook.
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I might demur politely, alter slightly if she tried to fondle my--- knee.
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But I'm relatively certain I'd compromise if I know me.
I want to be seduced.Want a woman to talk to me suggestively.
Want to hear her say she'll be with me tomorrow morning
Drinking hot Jasmine tea.
Want her to make me laugh.Make a point of touching me when she talks.
Leaving all the jealous men in the joint to mumble in their beer and gawk.
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I know it only happens when I'm napping, nodding in a reverie.
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That I find myself a woman that wouldn't mind seducing me
INSTRUMENTAL VERSE:
FINAL BRIDGE:
I know it only happens when I'm napping, nodding in a reverie.
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That I find myself a woman that wouldn't mind seducing..
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Starting from the moment when we've been introduced..
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I'd like to find a woman that wouldn't mind seducing me!
Original Lyrics:
I wanna be seduced.Let a woman talk to me suggestively.
Wanna know that she'd like me to be with her tomorrow morning
Drinkin' hot Jasmine tea.
I want her to make me laugh. (Ha!Ha!Ha!)
Make a point about touching me when she talks. (Uhhmm-ho-ho-hmm!)
Leaving all the jealous guys in the place to mumble in their wine and gawk.
I know it only happens when I'm napping, nodding in a reverie,
That I find myself a woman that understands about seducing me.
I know it only happens when I'm napping, nodding in a reverie,
That I find myself a woman who understands about seducing..
I'll dream about the moon until she'll introduce herself..
I'm imagining a woman who understands seducing me.
I want to be seduced.I want a woman to take me out to dinner for two.
I want to see her eyes gettin' moody,
Flirtin' with the thought of what flirtin' can lead to.
I want to act real cool, have her think about gettin' little me in bed.
Have a chat about Magna Charta, or Puerto Vallarta, or somethin' Gandhi said.
I might demur politely, falter slightly, if she starts to fondle my knee.
But I'm relatively certain I'd compromise if I know me.
I want to be seduced.I want a woman to talk to me suggestively.
I want to hear her say she'll be with me tomorrow morning,
Drinking hot Jasmine tea
I want her to make me laugh, make a point of touching me when she talks.
Leaving all the jealous guys in the joint to mumble in their beer and gawk.
I wanna be seduced.I wanna a woman to take me out to dinner for two.
I'd like to see her eyes get moony,
Flirting with the thought of what a little flirting outta to do.
I'd like to be real cool.Let her figure out what I really mean, instead
Of havin' a chat about African genesis, psychokinesis or something Stanislavsky said.
I might demure politely or falter slightly, if she tries to fondle my knee.
I know it only happens when I'm napping, nodding in a reverie,
That I find myself a woman that understands about seducing me.
I know it only happens when I'm napping, nodding in a reverie,
That I find myself a woman who understands about seducing..
I'll dream about the moon until she'll introduce herself..
I'm imagining a woman who understands seducing me.
I want to be seduced.I want a woman to take me out to dinner for two.
I want to see her eyes gettin' moody,
Flirtin' with the thought of what flirtin' can lead to.
I want to act real cool, have her think about gettin' little me in bed.
Have a chat about Magna Charta, or Puerto Vallarta, or somethin' Gandhi said.
I might demur politely, falter slightly, if she starts to fondle my knee.
But I'm relatively certain I'd compromise if I know me.
I want to be seduced.I want a woman to talk to me suggestively.
I want to hear her say she'll be with me tomorrow morning,
Drinking hot Jasmine tea
I want her to make me laugh, make a point of touching me when she talks.
Leaving all the jealous guys in the joint to mumble in their beer and gawk.
I wanna be seduced.I wanna a woman to take me out to dinner for two.
I'd like to see her eyes get moony,
Flirting with the thought of what a little flirting outta to do.
I'd like to be real cool.Let her figure out what I really mean, instead
Of havin' a chat about African genesis, psychokinesis or something Stanislavsky said.
I might demure politely or falter slightly, if she tries to fondle my knee.
But I'm relatively certain that I'd come across if I know me.
I know it only happens, when I'm napping, nodding in my reverie,
That I ever find a woman who wouldn't mind seducing me.
I know it only happens, when I'm napping, nodding in my reverie,
That I ever find a woman who wouldn't mind seducing,
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Starting from the moment that we'd been introduced,
Leon Redbone Music
That I ever find a woman who wouldn't mind seducing me.
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'Polly Wolly Doodle' is a traditional American children's song. It was sung by Dan Emmett's Virginia Minstrels, who premiered at New York's Bowery Amphitheatre in February 1843,[1] and is often credited to Emmett (1815–1904).[2][3]
It was known to have been performed by the Yale Glee Club in 1878,[4] and was first published in a Harvard student songbook in 1880.[citation needed]
'Polly Wolly Doodle' appears in the manuscript for Laura Ingalls Wilder's novel, These Happy Golden Years (1943), exactly as it is used in the published version.[citation needed]
The melody of the song, as it is usually sung, formed the basis for Boney M.'s hit 'Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday' in 1979,[5] and for Alexandra Burke's song 'Start Without You'. The tune is also found in children's music, including the Sunday school song 'O-B-E-D-I-E-N-C-E', 'Radio Lollipop' by the German group die Lollipops, and the Barney & Friends songs 'Alphabet Soup' (using only the tune of the first verse) and 'If I Had One Wish' (which uses both verses).
Notable recordings[edit]
- 1917: Harry C. Browne[6]
- 1926: Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers (as 'Polly Wolly Doo').[7][6]
- 1939: Carter Family (as 'Polly Wolly Doodle All Day')[6]
- 1940: Shirley Temple
- 1961: Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album 101 Gang Songs.
- 1962: Alvin and the Chipmunks on their album The Chipmunk Songbook
- 1964: Burl Ives[6]
- 1976: Leon Redbone on his album On the Track
- 1979: Boney M. (as 'Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday')[6]
- 1979: Baton Baton Mein (as 'Uthe sabke Kadam' by Amit Kumar, Pearl, Rajesh Roshan and Yogesh)
- 1989: Wee Sing Fun 'n' Folk
- 1991: The Singing Kettle (as 'Mice on Ice' on their Christmas Cracker Show video; coincidentally two years later they recorded 'Polly Wolly Doodle' with a different tune and set of lyrics for the Adventures in Kettleland video)
- 2002: VeggieTales on their album on CD, Bob and Larry's Backyard Party
- 2003: The Cheeky Girls (as '(Hooray, Hooray) It's A Cheeky Holiday')
- 2009: Alexandra Burke (as 'Start Without You')
Appearances in film and television[edit]
- Shirley Temple sings 'Polly Wolly Doodle' in the 1935 film The Littlest Rebel.
- The song is featured in two Frank Capra films: You Can't Take It with You (1938) and Pocketful of Miracles (1961).
- The song is the theme of the 1938 Donald Duck short film Good Scouts, in which it is played over the opening credits and sung by Donald and his nephews on their march.
- Clark Gable sings the song while wildcatting in the 1940 film Boomtown.
- Woody Woodpecker sings the song while driving his car in the opening scene of the 1947 short film Well Oiled.
- Character actor Frank Puglia sings the song continually (and eventually gets the whole Anderson family to sing along) in the first episode of season three of the TV show Father Knows Best. This episode originally aired 12 September 1956.
- The song appears at the 2:19 mark of Sam Peckinpah's 1969 The Wild Bunch, sung by Strother Martin's character, Coffer.
- Julie Andrews sings the song in the opening faux-musical set piece of S.O.B (1981) and the tune is heard several times throughout the film.
- The Kidsongs kids sing the song in the 1987 video 'A Day at the Circus'.
- The Juke Box Puppet Band performs the piece in an episode of Shining Time Station
- Mr. Hollywood sings the song constantly in episodes of 2 Stupid Dogs.
- In the video games Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow, as well as the Pokémon: Indigo League anime, the composition 'Road to Viridian City Leaving Pallet Town' sounds similar to 'Polly Wolly Doodle'.
- The song is played in a get-well card in the Monk season 4 episode 'Monk Stays in Bed' (2005).
- In the Even Stevens episode, 'Little Mr. Sacktown', Beans armpit farts to the tune of 'Polly Wolly Doodle'.
- In the video game Red Dead Redemption 2, NPC's can occasionally be heard playing the song on a banjo.
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- ^Lee Davis, Scandals and Follies: The Rise and Fall of the Great Broadway Revue (New York: Limelight Editions, 2000), p. 31., according to http://civilwartalk.com/threads/polly-wolly-doodle.15345/
- ^Cooper, Karen (February 8, 2019). 'Minstrelsy in Minnesota: Blackface wasn't only a southern problem'. MinnPost. Retrieved August 28, 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Miller, Michael (2008). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music History: From Pre-Historic Africa to Classical Europe to American Popular Music. Penguin. p. 148.
- ^'Mention of Polly Wolly Doodle, sung by the Yale Glee Club in 1878'. May 26, 1878. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
- ^https://www.sonymusic.de/kuenstler/boney-m; in German
- ^ abcdehttp://www.originals.be/en/originals.php?id=4933
- ^'Country Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from CMT'.
