"Daddy's Little Girl" is a classic song typically played at

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s while a bride dances with her father. The song's lyrics and music were first written by Robert Harrison Burke and Horace Gerlach in 1949.

Recordings

The song was recorded by British balladeer

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in 1950, and later by other artists, such as

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on his 1967

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release,

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on his 1963

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single release, and

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on his second album, the 2002 Canadian release, ''

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''. Although

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originally recorded the song in 1950, their 1976 re-recording was notably used in the soundtrack in the 2010 video game ''

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''.

Lyrics

You're the end of the rainbow, my pot of gold
You're Daddy's Little Girl to have and hold
A precious gem is what you are
You're Mommy's bright and shining star. You're the spirit of Christmas; my star on the tree
You're the Easter Bunny to Mommy and me.
You're sugar, you're spice, you're everything nice
and you're Daddy's Little Girl. x2

In popular culture

The song was featured on an episode of ''

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'', when

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, in his role of Shirley's long-lost father Jack Feeney, sang the song to

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' Shirley. The song was also featured on Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request…, an episode of

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. The song is played at the wedding of

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’s daughter, during their father/daughter dance.

References

lyrics and song by Ruth M.Reed, 1949 Pop standards 1949 songs {{1950s-song-stub