Drummer Man lyrics

Song information

Artist: Nancy Sinatra
Album: Lightning's Girl: Greatest Hits 1965-1971

Lyrics

Hush, hush, little baby, don't you cry
Hush, hush, little baby, don't you cry
Daddy works in a rock and roll band
He's a drummer man
Plays all night in a crummy dive
Down on lincoln street
Living in a rat trap, hassle and
A-hustle with the welfare plan
Lord, it's tough when you're living with a dream
Of a drummer man

Hush, hush, little baby, don't you cry
Don't you know, little baby, bye and bye
Daddy's really going to make it big like ringo done
Be a hollywood cat and live up
In the canyon where the sun shines
If we can just hold on till
We find that once in a lifetime plan
Oh, lord, it hurts to be living with a dream
Of a drummer man

He's a drummer man-that's what he is
And I love him so
And I clean his jeans
And I dry his tears
When the breaks don't come, and it ain't no fun
He's my man and he's a real good drummer
It's a bummer when you've got to play
The nickel and the dime
Kind of job that don't pay enough to buy a can of beans
Chicken bone's clean

Hush, hush, little baby, don't you cry
Hush, hush, little baby, don't you cry
Daddy works in a rock and roll band
He's a drummer man
He beats out time, drinks a lot of bad
Wine down on lincoln street
One day daddy's going to be a star
But in the meantime-
Oh, lord, it's tough to be living with a dream
Of a drummer man
Child it's tough but your daddy is a dream
Of a drummer man