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"Do-Wacka-Do"
Single by Roger Miller
from the album The Return of Roger Miller
B-side"Love Is Not for Me"
Released1965
GenreCountry
Length1:45
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Roger Miller
Producer(s)Jerry Kennedy
Roger Miller singles chronology
"Chug-a-Lug"
(1964) 		"Do-Wacka-Do"
(1965) 		"King of the Road"
(1965)

"(And You Had a) Do-Wacka-Do" is a song by American country artist Roger Miller, released in 1965. The expression "do-wacka-do" is possibly a funny way of saying "do-like-I-do".[1] Recorded in October 1964, the song was a lesser hit but it was one of Miller's most enduring lyric inventions.[2]

Background

The song expresses envy in a humorous way. The lyrics are written like a letter to a friend or possibly a former friend ("I hear tell you're doing well, good things have come to you ...") with whom the singer would like to trade places ("I wish I had your good luck charm, and you had a do-wacka-do, wacka-do, wacka-do, wacka-do, wacka-do").

Chart performance

Chart (1965) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[3] 15
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 31
Canadian RPM Top Singles 38

References

  1. ^ Perone, J.E. (2012). The Album: A Guide to Pop Music's Most Provocative, Influential, and Important Creations. Praeger. p. 47. ISBN 9780313379062.
  2. ^ "Roger Miller - Biography". www.rogermiller.com. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 231.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 574.
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