Chelsea Dagger Lyrics
Oh!
[Refrain]
Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do
[Verse 1]
Well, you must be a girl with shoes like that
She said, "You know me well"
I seen you and little Steven and Joanna
'Round the back of my hotel, oh yeah
Someone said you was asking after me
But I know you best as a blagger
I said, "Tell me your name, is it sweet?"
She said, "My boy, it's Dagger", oh yeah
(Woo!)
[Chorus]
I was good, she was hot, stealin' everything she got
I was bold, she was over the worst of it
Gave me gear; thank you, dear, bring your sister over here
Let her dance with me just for the hell of it
Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do
[Verse 2]
Well, you must be a boy with bones like that
She said, "You got me wrong"
I would've sold them to you if I could've
Just to have kept the last of my clothes on, oh yeah
Call me up, take me down with you when you go
I could be your regular belle
And I shall dance for little Steven and Joanna
'Round the back of my hotel, oh yeah
(Woo!)
[Chorus]
I was good, she was hot, stealin' everything she got
I was bold, she was over the worst of it
Gave me gear; thank you, dear, bring your sister over here
Let her dance with me just for the hell of it
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
Chelsea, Chelsea, I believe
That when you're dancing slowly, sucking your sleeve
The boys get lonely after you leave
It's one for the Dagger and another for the one you believe
Chelsea, I believe
That when you're dancing slowly, sucking your sleeve
The boys get lonely after you leave
It's one for the Dagger, another for the one you believe
(Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do) One you believe
(Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do) Oh, no, no, no, no
(Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do) Hey, hey, hey!
(Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
(Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do-do)
About
A rocking homage to a burlesque dancer, who’s married to The Fratellis' singer. Known in the hockey world as the Chicago Blackhawks goal song.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
In an interview with Hot Press, Jon said the following:
As for “Chelsea Dagger”, it’s not a weight around my shoulders. It was and still is a song that can get in the way… It’s a double-edged sword. Without it, we wouldn’t have gotten to travel the world and play for people. I can completely see that, but at the same time it can be the only song people know or want to know. It certainly doesn’t keep me awake at night though, because I know what the alternative would have been if we hadn’t released it.
In an interview with The Guardian, Jon recalled the night he wrote the song:
I remember the night I wrote it – I found the notebook with the lyrics the other night. It came to me really quickly. I was going [sings the familiar refrain] ‘Do-do-do-do-do-do’ and it was so easy to write that I couldn’t believe nobody had ever used [the melody] before.
The name is a play on female singer Britney Spears
Chelsea = Britney
Dagger = Spears
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- 2.Flathead
- 5.Chelsea Dagger
- 6.For the Girl
- 7.Doginabag
- 11.Baby Fratelli
