Well there's a little boy, joe is his name   he's nine months old with a tow headed mane   well he's got a lot to say he says it simple and plain   but he speaks his own language he's expecting the say      He says DE DOO DA DADE DOO DA DA   Everybody talking about the DE DOO DA DA DE DOO DA DA   The answer to your question is DE DOO DA DA, DA, DA, DA      Well he's got a handle on this communication thing   And if talking don't work he just claps his hands and screams   Well he loves to the talking he loves to hear the phone ring   When it comes to talking trash he's the pediatric king      He says DE DOO DA DA DE DOO DA DA   Everybody talking about the DE DOO DA DA DE DOO DA DA   The answer to your question is DE DOO DA DA, DA, DA, DA      Well when life gets ugly, mean and unkind   Cause you're carrying a load that comes from behind   You can't help yourself so you start into crying   And the change is on the way happens every time   They all look at ya like you're doing ok   Well they don't understand that it happens every day   Something in the translation must get in the way   so you take another stand and this is what you say      He says DE DOO DA DADE DOO DA DA   Everybody talking about the DE DOO DA DA DE DOO DA DA   The answer to your question is DE DOO DA DA, DA, DA, DA