[NP: "A Doreen Evans song to Dinah Shore's "Yes, my darling daughter". We had this on a 78 when I was a kid - wind up gramophone and all. When I saw that she had been one of MG's "dancing daughters" I couldn't resist it."
"You're gonna be good," my father once told me
Yes, Yes, Yes.
The thrill of the race will always hold me
Yes, Yes, Yes.
Father, can I go out driving?
Yes, my dancing daughter.
Father, can I go on striving?
Yes, my dancing daughter.
What if I break down, father darling,
Or my fuel's running shorter,
Father must I keep on driving?
Yes, my dancing daughter.
What if I catch fire, father darling
And there isn't any water,
Father what should be my answer?
Jump, my dancing daughter.
Oh papa, Oh papa, Oh papa, Oh papa,
What if I should become a Brooklands Belle,
Father, you know that I can drive so well
If they won't let me drive 'cos I'm no laddy?
[Tell them that they'll have to deal with daddy!]
Father is Le Mans exciting?
Yes, my dancing daughter
Father should I go out fighting?
Yes, my dancing daughter.
Can I do as well, father darling,
As my brothers say I oughta?
Father, can I keep on driving?
Yes, my dancing daughter.
What if I don't win, father darling,
And my efforts are for nought - er
Father, should I go on driving?
Yes, my darling daughter.