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Jenny's Daddy

from Night Bird by Annie Benjamin

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[Americana, Country | dance tempo] (4:46) - Annie’s best friend’s dad
Gary was an accordion player from the 1960s until the mid 2000s. He continued playing for audiences despite the onset of Alzheimer’s. This song is an homage to him and to all the musicians who played the dance halls of Texas and Louisiana. "Jenny's Daddy" song features multiple Grammy award winner Joel Guzman on accordion.

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Jenny’s Daddy
© ℗ 2022 by Annie Benjamin, Rocket Girl Music (BMI)

Jenny’s Daddy played the accordion
Back in ‘67 at the Wintergarden
He could play the Beatles and The Rolling Stones
Old timey Polkas and country songs
When Jenny’s Daddy played we’d all sing along
Dance to the melodies all night long
Waltzing and two steppin' across the floor
We’d holler out requests and then we’d yell for more

Chorus:
When Jenny’s Daddy played
The world spun away
Everything would be all-right
For a while on a Saturday night
His fingers flew across the keys
He’d push the buttons, pull and squeeze
All our worries would simply fade
When Jenny’s Daddy played

Jenny’s Daddy had four kids at home
His wife was the saint who kept them fed and clothed
Somehow he managed to make enough
Somehow they made it through when things were tough
Jenny’s Dad accompanied music stars
But he drove across the country in a beat up car
Back when boys were fighting in Viet Nam
He kept the music playing for their moms and dads

Chorus:
Jenny’s Daddy played
The world spun away
Everything would be all-right
For a while on a Saturday night
His fingers flew across the keys
He’d push the buttons, pull and squeeze
All our worries would simply fade
When Jenny’s Daddy played

Bridge:
Jenny’s Dad played every night
Under every kind of light
But the biggest lights in Gary’s life
Were the ones in Jenny’s eyes

Jenny’s Daddy played at the local cafe
After he retired and his memory went away
He still had the songs inside his heart and hands
He still had the rhythms and he still had the fans


Chorus:
Jenny’s Daddy played
The world spun away
Everything would be all-right
For a while on a Saturday night
His fingers flew across the keys
He’s push the buttons, he’d pull and squeeze
All our worries would simply fade
When Jenny’s Daddy played
Jenny’s Daddy played the accordion

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from Night Bird, released December 23, 2022

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Annie Benjamin "Night Bird" | Producer: Brady Blade | Release Dec. 2022 | Record/Mix: Chris Bell / Annie Benjamin’s music is a lot like the weather in Texas…. unpredictable and constantly changing. She has sung everything from country to jazz, rock 'n roll to old time gospel. She feels at home on the theatrical stage, in the concert hall, as well as in piano bars and gin joints of ill repute. ... more

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