I Do Do a Lot — A cheerful adult multitasker fixes a bicycle, carries groceries, answers a phone and waters seedlings in a bright Merced work yard with playful motion echoes

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I Do Do a Lot

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr. Listen to the recorded versions and follow the lyric below.

Original Doug Heyes lyrics · AI-generated music & vocals

A cascade of puns turns being busy into a playful tour of neighborhood games, family meals and improbable adventures. Children race between sprinklers, tree climbing and parties while the narrator insists on action over idle talk. Beneath the comic excess are small invitations to share food, include others and make something happen.

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3 recordings. Different voices and arrangements bring another side of the song into the light.

Lyrics

I Do Do a Lot

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr

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I DO DO A LOT

It don't really matter to you what I Do Do
But I Do Do a Lot
If you're maybe thinkin’ that you do a lot too
I say, you Do Do a lot when you Do what you Do
It's a lot of Poppycock double dipped in Chocolate
Mama's got the Coffee Pot percolating, boiling hot
So, I got to Do a Lot, cuz I Do Do a lot
That's why I Do D a lot, yeah, I Do Do a lot

Most people stand around and really like to talk a lot
Me and all my Buddies like to Walk around a lot
Especially when we got to go a little bit too far
Then, we can Do Do a lot in the backseat of the car
It takes really Good Aim to bring down a Shooting Star
You got to be Insane, like it's no matter where you are
Maybe your Little Brain needs to set on back a spell
Can you hear the Tolling of the Old School Bell?

All the Little Kids are out a-Playin’ in the Sprinklers
Out behind the Barn we got a couple little Tinklers
Dancin’ to the Rock ‘n Roll from a pair of Woofer Speakers
Kids off Playing’ Hide ‘n Seek, while they're Kickin’ off their Sneakers
Come on, Halloween, we'll be Shakin’ what you're Breakin’
Will be Takin’ what you're Makin’
While the Moon turns to Green Cheese
A little bit of Stoop Tag, and you're Safe down on your Knees

All the other Kiddos say they really Aim to Please
Will be Flying Dragon Kites with the Wind up in the Trees
I can Climb a Tree real good, anything made out of Wood
I'm feeling Great and Looking Good, so come on out to my Neighborhood

If you feel Sad or Lonely, then we're go make some food
Brighten up your Sunday, and get a whole new attitude
Pastor Brown is preaching, everybody's in the mood
So we run off together without trying to be rude
It's easy for our attitudes to get misunderstood
You got to give us latitude when we're trying to do some good
My father is a Shepherd for this entire latitude
One thing he will tell you, when you're underneath the Moon
If you want to reach the top, you got to do do a lot

So, stop and drop and pop and lock it
Fire that rocket in your pocket
Wear a Coonskin cap just like trapper Davy Crockett
Don't forget your backpack and your boy scout leather wallet
Bring along a pocket knife, you might have to unlock it
Be careful when you plug stuff in, don't put your finger in the socket

It will make your hair stand up, and fling you cross the room
You're going to be okay maybe tomorrow around noon
But you're going to miss the party out in the parking lot
Judy the Chimpanzee from Daktari in the center ring, and starring
We couldn't fit the big top right down in the parking lot
We had to do it up a wholly different way
We're going to make a barbecue, we're going to give it all to you
Cuz, we do do a lot when we got a lot to do

I guess that's going to be another kind of goodbye
I'm going to fly away across the Great Big Sky
A hot air balloon, where I can see most everything
In our little tiny Kingdom, I'm the king, and she's the queen
I guess I'll see you later, but I'm not sure anymore
I got to Chase my little sister, cuz she's running out the door
I'll see you in a minute, maybe later, that's for sure
Cuz I do do a lot when you're knocking on my door

OUTRO:
I Do Do a lot, yes I Do Do a lot
I got a Lot of Stuff to Drop, cuz I Do Do a Lot
If you want to Stop the Clock, I got a Lot of Chocolate
Cuz, that's what you Got when you Do Do a Lot
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