I need help on a name of a jaz tune!

[chefrobbie]

I have been looking for the name of this jazz tune that a local jazz station used to play on there quiet storm hour. The station has been bought out and now its some easy listening music and no more jazz. The song has a mother and her daughter looking for a elephant toy and the mother says (other there). I know this isnt much but I thought this site might help me find out the name of this song.

Please help me before I loose my mind. Wife thinks I am already crazy

[hglord]

It might be Sheila Jordan's version of Bobby Timmons' tune, "Dat Dere." If that's correct, it's on "Portrait of Sheila" which is available on Blue Note 89002.

Hope this helps.

Harvey

[Jimmy Cantiello]

The song is "Dat Dere". Ricki Lee Jones and Kevin Mahogany among others covered it............

[bluenoter]

It's called "Dat Dere." More in a few minutes.

Edit: The music is by Bobby Timmons and the lyrics are by Oscar Brown, Jr. It's on his debut album from 1960:



It's his vocal that I'll always associate the song with. I love it.

I'll look for some lyrics. Might have to use a transcription from the singing of Rickie Lee Jones.

[Jimmy Cantiello]

Go to this site to download the song just so your wife will believe you.......

http://www.emusic.com/cd/10603/10603206.html

[chefrobbie]

Thank you all . I have been looking for that song for about three years now. I love this site!!!!!!!!!

[bluenoter]

Welcome, chefrobbie! Please see my edit to #4. Yeah, the best I can come up with is a transcription of "Dat Dere" as sung by Rickie Lee Jones. Naturally, when Oscar Brown, Jr. sang the song, he sang "Daddy," not "Mama" or "Mummy." And Rickie apparently changed a little boy to a little girl, but she didn't change all of the gender references. Most lyrics online aren't very accurate, but these will give you the general idea.

Hey mama, what's that there?
And what's that doing there?
Hey mama, up here! Mama, hey look at that over there!
And what's that doing there?
And where're they going there?
And mummy can I have that big elephant over there?

Who's that in my chair?
And what's he doing there?
Mummy, up here!
Mummy, can I go over there?
Hey mummy, what is square?
And where do we get air?
And mummy can I have that big elephant over there?

Quit talking!
There's no more anything here!
Forever to manage to know who and why and where!
Quit that, child!
Sometimes the questions get filed!
And mummy can I have that big elephant over there?

Don't wanna comb my hair
And where's my teddy bear?
Mummy, up here!
Look at the cowboy coming there!
And can I have a pair
Of boots like that to wear?
And mummy can I have that big elephant over there?

Time will march
Days will go
And little baby's going to grow
I gotta tell her what she needs to know
I'll help her along
And she'll be strong
And she'll know right from wrong

As life's parade goes marching by
She's gonna need to know some reasons why
I don't have all the answers
But I'll try the best as I can
I'll make him a man, that's right

'Cause you give the kid your best
And hope she passes the test
And I find it so hard I taught him well
Somewhere though she's going I'm betting I never will forget
Mummy, can I have that big elephant over there?

Hey why they do that there?
And how you put that there?
Hey mummy, up here! Hey mummy, what that say up there?
Hey mummy, what is fair?
How come I have to share?
And mummy can I have that big elephant over there? (3x)

[Ron Thorne]

Thanks, bn. I'm glad that you concluded that it's "Dat Dere", since I heard Oscar Brown, Jr. sing it in 1962, and I was convinced.