Spread the religion, spread the religion,
spread the religion of the rhythm of life
Daddy started out in San Francisco
Tootin' on a trumpet loud and mean
Suddenly a voice said, Go forth, daddy!
Spread the picture on a wider screen!
And the voice said
Daddy there's a million pigeons
Ready to be hooked on new religions
Hit the road, daddy
Leave your commonlaw wife
Spread the religion of the rhythm of life
And the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet
Rhythm in your bedroom, rhythm in the street
Yes the rhythm of life is a powerful beat
To feel the rhythm of life
To feel the powerful beat
To feel the tingle in your fingers
To feel the tingle in your feet
Daddy spread the gospel in Milwaukee
Took his walkie-talkie to Rocky Ridge
Blew his way to Canton, then to Scranton
Till he landed under the Manhattan Bridge
Daddy was a new sensation
Got himself a congregation
Built up quite an operation down below
With the Pie eyed piper blowing
While the muscatel was flowing
All the cats were go, go, going down below
Daddy was a new sensation
Got himself a congregation
Built up quite an operation down below
With a Pie eyed piper blowing
While the muscatel was flowing
All the cats were go, go, going down below
Flip your wings and fly to daddy
Flip your wings and fly to daddy
Flip your wings and fly to daddy
Fly, fly, fly to daddy
To feel the rhythm of life
To feel the powerful beat
To feel the tingle in your fingers
To feel the tingle in your feet
To feel the rhythm of life
To feel the powerful beat
To feel the tingle in your fingers
To feel the tingle in your feet
Flip your wings and fly to daddy
(fly to daddy)
Flip your wings and fly to daddy
(fly to daddy)
Flip your wings and fly to daddy
Daddy, we've got the rhythm of life, the rhythm of life
Daddy, we've got the rhythm of life, the rhythm of life
Daddy, we've got the rhythm of life, rhythm of life, rhythm of life, rhythm of life
The rhythm of life!