Mama Will Bark

About Mama Will Bark

"Mama Will Bark" is a novelty song written by Dick Manning and recorded as a duet between Frank Sinatra and Dagmar in 1951. When buxom hostess Dagmar appeared on Sinatra's CBS-TV show on April 7, 1951, Columbia Records A&R head Mitch Miller became intrigued by the comic chemistry he perceived between the unlikely duo. With that in mind, songwriter Dick Manning (who would later compose such hits as "Fascination") penned "Mama Will Bark", which featured off-key talking/singing by Dagmar and sound effects of dogs barking. Miller produced the session on May 10, 1951, and the song was released the following month. "Mama Will Bark" is commonly cited as an emblematic low point in Sinatra's troubled later years at Columbia. Many Sinatra fans call it his worst recording ever, and place the blame for it squarely on the head of Mitch Miller. In Will Friedwald's book Sinatra! The Song is You, Miller insisted that "nobody brings Sinatra in the studio [to do something] that he doesn't want to do. Then, he had the right to okay its release." Sinatra himself later said of the song: "The only good it did me was with the dogs." Nonetheless, the single (which did not receive an album release) was a hit, nearly reaching the Top 20 on the Billboard singles chart, peaking at #21. Many DJs "flipped over" the record in favor of the B-side, "I'm A Fool To Want You" (which reached #14 on the Billboard charts). more »

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1993

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My feet were killing me, my dogs were barkin',
I must have fallen asleep where I was parkin',
And then I dreamed two dogs were talkin', take my word,
It was the doggone-est thing you ever heard.
She said, (Mama will bark.) You look so lovely in the moonlight.
(Yes, but Papa will bark.) Your eyes are shining like the starlight.
(Yes but Mama will bark.) Your lips are so inviting, darling,
Give me one more kiss. Howl.
(Mama will spank.) The night is young and you are here so near
(But Papa will spank.) Please let me whisper in your ear, my dear.
(But Mama will spank.) This is the moment I have dreamed of, darling,
Oh, watch the bliss. Howl.
I think that I shall never see a tree as lovely as thee.
Hot dog, woof. (Take me right now.) I wish tonight would never end.
(I know that Papa will spank.) I'd like to be more than a friend.
I know but Mama will bark. You know I'm crazy 'bout you, honey.
Give me one more kiss. Howl.
Give me a kiss. (I really have to go, Mama will worry.)
Give me a kiss. (It's getting late. I really have to hurry.)
Pant. Pant. Pant. (Well, just a teensie weensie little one and then goodnight.)
Howl. Give me a paw. (That thing inside me says I really shouldn't).
Let me hold your paw. (If it were anybody else, I wouldn't.)
Give me a paw. (The way you make me stay out late with you,)
(It just ain't right.).
Howl. I swear that I shall never see a canine lovely as thee.
Hot dog, woof. (Take me right home.) I wish the night would never end.
(I know but papa will spank). I'd like to be more than a friend.
(I know but Mama will bite.) You know I'm crazy about you, honey,
Give me one more kiss. Howl!
Ow, you out there. This is for keeping me awake every night, hah?
Well, take that! Yelp. And take that. Yelp. And take that. Yelp.
Yelp, yelp, yelp, yelp, yelp, yelp. Hot dog, woof.

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Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra, /sɨˈnɑːtrə/, (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and film actor of Italian origin. more »

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