I wanta tell you a story and'bout the dooright family. that soul singing gospel group from the hills of tennessee. they travel in a silver eagle with eight rooms and a shower. and every sunday afternoon you can tune and'em in on the dooright hour.
andquot;oh yes friends and neighbors we are the dooright family. broadcasting over the airwaves from nashville, tennessee. reach over and turn up your radioand's and weand'll bring our music to ya and pretty soon youand'll shout hallelujah!andquot;
Chorus:
well youand've the dooright {dooright}, dooright {dooright}, dooright {dooright}, dooright {dooright} and we invite you to help us sing our song. the dooright...yes itand's the doo-doorightand's you know you canand't go wrong!
andquot;hereand's brother therman.andquot;
andquot;howdy neighborsandquot;.
andquot;sister doris and sister dewdropandquot;.
andquot;praise glory!andquot;.
andquot;oh bless your hearts, girlsandquot;.
andquot;bless your heart, daddy; bless your heart virgil, bless your heart mama, bless your...andquot;
andquot;hold it! thatand's enough heart blessing. hereand's brother virgilandquot;.
andquot;lordy, lordy, lordyandquot;.
andquot;atta boy, virgil and of course friends iand'm daddy dooright!andquot;
andquot;no show would be complete. you wouldnand't dare delete. she canand't be beat, youand're in for a treat, sheand'll sweep you off of your feet. so hang on to your seats. prepare to meet and greet our dear sweet mama...andquot;
andquot;hallelujah friends and neighbors. never give in to that sin and temptation thatand's lurking in the shadows but constantly strive for that burning beakon on the distant horizon...ha, ha, ha, ha,andquot;.
andquot;okay, mama, thatand's enoughandquot;.
andquot;ha, ha, ha, ha,..andquot;
hush mama, virgil!andquot;
(virgil pushes mamaand's face into the piano keys!)
andquot;now play the piano mamaandquot;.
One afternoon in an all-night sing they were making those rafters ring. had that audience clapping on one and three, oh mercy! wasnand't too long before they hit a groove and then the spirit began to move oland' therman right over the edge and he began to preach:
andquot;flock, a-ha. i just wanna say a few words about them discotechs. peopleand's in there smokinand', peopleand's in there drinkin. peopleand's in there dancing, a-ha. i tell you flock, a-ha, them discotechs ainand't nothinand' but a regular sodom and gamore, a-ha. where you goinand', virgil, a-ha?andquot;
andquot;iand'm goinand' over to one of those discotechs!andquot;
andquot;you come back here, virgil, a-ha!andquot;
andquot;never give in to sin and temptation that lurks in the shadows but constantly strive for the burning beakon on the distant horizon. ha, ha, ha,...andquot;
andquot;thatand's enough. hush mama, virgil!andquot;
(virgil bangs mamaand's head into the piano a second time)
andquot;now play the piano mama!andquot;.
Well, the tears were streaming down every face. there wasnand't a dry eye in the place. one woman had her eyes rolled back and she was speaking in tongues! even the doorightand's were moved by the sermon and daddy reached out and hugged oland' therman and all did the last chorus like it never been sung:
Repeat chorus
Dooright, dooright, dooright, dooright, dooright...
andquot;go for another octave, virgil!andquot;
(virgil explodes)
andquot;what was that?andquot;
andquot;oh no! virgiland's done gone so slow heand's exploded right there on stage friends!andquot;
andquot;hallelujah!andquot;
andquot;play the piano, mama! friends, till we meet again keep them cards and letters cominand' in. and donand't foget the autographed song books for sale as you leave the building. got pictures of the entire dooright family standing in front of the lavendar bus. lordy, virgil, will you cut that out? you canand't sing that low! friends, look for the dooright bus cominand' through your town real soon. virgil! virgil!!!andquot;
Fades off as daddy dooright screams andquot;virgil!andquot;
Now, i think this is one of the most hilarious ray stevens songs of all-time and if youand're offended, donand't be. ray himself is a religious man and heand's having fun with religious stereotypes.
