Daddy Lessons - Acoustic

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Nov. 20, 20161 viewer

Daddy Lessons - Acoustic Lyrics

[Intro]
Yee-haw
Texas, Texas

[Verse 1]
Came into this world, daddy's little girl
Daddy made a soldier out of me (Ooh)
Daddy made me dance, Daddy held my hand
And Daddy liked his whiskey with his tea

[Pre-Chorus]
We rode motorcycles
Blackjack, classic vinyl
Tough girl is what I had to be
He said, "Take care of your mother
Watch out for your sister"
That's when he gave to me

[Chorus]
With his gun, with his head held high, he told me not to cry
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
With his right hand on his rifle, he swore it on the bible
My daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
He held me in his arms and he taught me to be strong
Hе told me when he's gonе here's what you do
When trouble comes in town and men like me come around
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot

Ooh
Ooh

[Verse 2]
Daddy made me fight, it wasn't always right
But he said, "Girl, it's your second amendment" (Ooh)
He always played it cool, but Daddy was no fool
And right before he died, he said, "Remember"

[Pre-Chorus]
He said, "Take care of your mother
Watch out for your sister"
That's when Daddy looked at me

[Chorus]
With his gun, with his head held high, he told me not to cry
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
With his right hand on his rifle, he swore it on the bible
My daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
He held me in his arms and he taught me to be strong
He told me when he's gone here's what you do
When trouble comes in town and men like me come around
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot

[Post-Chorus]
Oh
Oh
I think, I think
I think, I think
Hey

[Outro]
My daddy warned me about men like you
He said, "Baby girl, he's playing you, he's playing you" (Ooh)
My daddy warned me about men like you
He said, "Baby girl, he's playing you, he's playing you" (Ooh)
'Cause when trouble comes in town and men like me come around
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
'Cause when trouble comes to town and men like me come around"
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
(Good job, Bey)

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According to Wikipedia, “"Daddy Lessons” is a song recorded by the American singer Beyoncé for her sixth studio album, Lemonade (2016). The song was written and produced by Wynter Gordon, Beyoncé, Kevin Cossom and Alex Delicata. The song’s music video is part of a one-hour film with the same title as its parent album, originally aired on HBO. A remix featuring [The] Chicks was released as a promotional single on November 2, 2016.

There was controversy on if “Daddy Lessons” constituted a country track.

Naming “Daddy Lessons” the best song on Lemonade, Carl Wilson for Slate writes that the track is “certainly the best country pastiche ever heard on a contemporary R&B album, and it could be the country song of the year, period. It’s reminiscent in theme and tone of classic Nashville mama/papa ballads by the likes of Dolly Parton or Tom T. Hall but, of course, from an utterly distinct vantage point.”

In 2016, The Recording Academy’s country music committee rejected the inclusion of “Daddy Lessons.”

“Daddy Lessons” and its performance at the CMA Awards won “Collaboration of the Year” and “Most Unforgettable Moment of the Year”, respectively, at the 2017 Golden Boot Awards. Slate placed “Daddy Lessons” in its top 31 songs of 2016 list, while NPR considered the track the 63rd best song of 2016.

The song has been credited as starting a trend of “pop stars toying with American West and Southern aesthetics,” as well as setting the precedent for “The Yeehaw Agenda,” the trend of reclaiming black cowboy culture through music and fashion.

After the release of Lemonade, “Daddy Lessons” debuted and peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 41 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart at number 26. In overseas charts, the song entered in digital charts in top 10 in the Netherlands and Sweden. The song also reached the top 40 in the UK, and was certified silver by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in February 2021.

On November 2, 2016, Beyoncé released a remix of “Daddy Lessons” featuring the American country band [The] Chicks free of purchase on her website On November 20, 2016, “Daddy Lessons” was released as a promotional single on iTunes and multiple streaming services. The song samples the…Chicks' song “Long Time Gone”.

“Daddy Lessons” was added in the setlist of the American country band [The] Chicks during their DCX MMXVI World Tour. On April 30, 2016, the song was covered for the first time at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England and remained in their setlist throughout the remainder of the European leg of the tour in addition to the North American leg of the tour. Billboard describes the performance as “faithful” to the original song.

In 2019, the song was covered in the episode “Chapter Fifty-Six: The Dark Secret of Harvest House” from the third season of the television series Riverdale, performed by Camila Mendes.

“Daddy Lessons” is part of the set list of Beyonce’s The Formation World Tour with the first performance taking place in Miami at the Marlins Park on April 27, 2016. Beyoncé and [The] Chicks also performed the song with excerpts from the band’s “Long Time Gone” at the 2016 Country Music Association Awards on November 2, 2016. A studio version was released after the performance."