pread 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!