Do-Wacka-Do

"Do-Wacka-Do"

Single by Roger Miller

from the album The Return of Roger Miller

Released

1965

Roger Miller

Roger Miller singles chronology

"Chug-a-Lug"
(1964)

"Do-Wacka-Do"
(1965)

"King of the Road"
(1965)

"Do-Wacka-Do" is a song, released in 1965, by American country music artist Roger Miller. The expression "do-wacka-do" is a funny way of saying "do-like-I-do".

The song expresses envy in a humorous way. The lyrics are written like a letter to a friend or possibly a former friend ("I hear tell you're doing well, good things have come to you...") with whom the singer would like to trade places ("I wish I had your good luck charm, and you hadda do-wacka-do, wacka-do, wacka-do, wacka-do, wacka-do").

Appearances

The song is featured in the fourth episode -season one of Raising Hope.

The song was used in a fight scene in Mother's Day (2010 film)

The song was used in "Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It" (2014)

Chart performance

Chart (1965)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	15
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	31
Canadian RPM Top Singles	38

External links

Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Roger Miller

Studio albums

Roger and Out
The Return of Roger Miller
The 3rd Time Around
Words and Music
Walkin' in the Sunshine
Waterhole #3 (Code of the West)
A Tender Look at Love
Roger Miller
Roger Miller Featuring Dang Me!
Roger Miller 1970
A Trip in the Country
Dear Folks, Sorry I Haven't Written Lately
Celebration
Painted Poetry
Off the Wall
Making a Name for Myself
Old Friends with Willie Nelson
Roger Miller
The Country Side of Roger Miller
Green Green Grass of Home

Live albums

Roger Miller Live!
Live
Hits You Remember: Live

Singles

1950s – 1960s	"Poor Little John" "You're Forgettin' Me" "On This Mountain Top" "Mine is a Lonely Life" "Wrong Kind of Girl" "Jason Fleming" "You Don't Want My Love" "When Two Worlds Collide" "Fair Swiss Maiden" "Sorry Willie" "Hey Little Star" "Lock, Stock and Teardrops" "Dang Me" "Chug-a-Lug" "Do-Wacka-Do" "King of the Road" "Engine Engine #9" "One Dyin' and a-Buryin'" "It Just Happened That Way" "Kansas City Star" "England Swings" "Husbands and Wives" "I've Been a Long Time Leaving (But I'll Be a Long Time Gone)" "You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd" "My Uncle Used to Love Me But She Died" "Heartbreak Hotel" "Walkin' in the Sunshine" "The Ballad of Waterhole #3 (Code of the West)" "Old Toy Trains" "Little Green Apples" "Tolivar" "Vance" "Me and Bobby McGee" "Where Have All the Average People Gone"

1970s – 1980s	"The Tom Green County Fair" "South" "Tomorrow Night in Baltimore" "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" "We Found It in Each Other's Arms" "Sunny Side of My Life" "Rings for Sale" "Hoppy's Gone" "Open Up Your Heart" "I Believe in the Sunshine" "Whistle Stop" "Our Love" "I Love a Rodeo" "Baby Me Baby" "Oklahoma Woman" "The Hat" "Everyone Gets Crazy Now and Then" "Old Friends" with Willie Nelson and Ray Price "River in the Rain" "Some Hearts Get All the Breaks"

Compilations

Golden Hits
The Best of Roger Miller, Volume One: Country Tunesmith
The Best of Roger Miller, Volume Two: King of the Road
King of the Road
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
All Time Greatest Hits
A Man Like Me