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Duration: 4:53 
Release Date: 1980 
Lyrics By: Ray Stevens (sav-man) 
Music By: Ray Stevens (sav-man) 
Produced By: Ray Stevens (sav-man) 
Released By: RCA Records (sav-man) 
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Facts:
  • Ray had previously recorded a straight Country/Gospel-oriented album in 1972 (TURN YOUR RADIO ON). (sav-man)
  • Ray said that he used to listen to live Gospel music on the radio as a child; he was intrigued by the vocal tricks and nuances. (sav-man)
  • Absolutely HILARIOUS satire on traveling Southern Country/Gospel groups from Ray's 1980 SHRINER'S CONVENTION album. (sav-man)
  • Song Lyrics:
    I want to tell you a story 'bout the Dooright family
    That soul singin' 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 'em in on the Dooright hour

    Oh, yes friends and neighbors, we are the Dooright family
    Broadcastin' over the airwaves from Nashville, Tennessee
    Reach over and turn up your radios and we'll bring our music to ya
    And pretty soon you'll shout hallelujah (hallelujah)

    Well, you got to do right, do right, do right, do right
    Do right, do right, do right, do right
    Yes, if you do do right, ya know you can't go wrong

    Here's brother Thurman... Howdy neighbors
    Sister Doris and sister Dewdrop... Praise glory
    Oh, bless your hearts, girls
    Bless your heart too, Daddy
    Bless your heart, Daddy
    Bless your heart, Virgil
    Bless your heart, Mama
    Bless your heart, Doris
    Bless your heart, Dewdrop
    Bless your heart, Virgil
    Bless your heart, Thurman
    Bless your heart, Mama
    Good night, John Boy
    Bless your heart, President Eisenhower and all the boys overseas
    All right, hold it! That's enough heart blessin'!

    Here's brother Virgil... Lordy, lordy, lordy, lordy, lordy, Oh, lordy
    Atta boy Virgil, and of course friends, I'm daddy Dooright


    No show would be complete, we wouldn't dare delete
    She can't be beat, you're in for a treat
    She'll sweep you off-a your feet, so hang on to your seat
    Prepare to meet and greet our dear, sweet Mama

    Hallelujah, friends, never give in to that sin and temptation lurkin' in
    the shadows, but constantly strive toward that burnin' beacon on the distant horizon" (sobs)

    Hallelujah!... Mama, Okay now, that's enough. Punch Mama, Virgil.
    (punch)
    Now play the pianer, Mama

    Well, one afternoon at an all night sing
    They were makin' them rafters ring
    Had that audience clappin' on one and three, mercy
    Wasn't too long 'fore they hit a groove
    And then the spirit began to move ol' Thurman right over the edge
    And he began to preach

    Lord, uh-huh, I just wanna say a few words, uh-huh, 'bout them
    discotheques, uh-huh, people's in there drinkin', uh-huh people's in
    there smokin', uh-huh people's in there dancin', uh-huh, where they just
    git out there in a big pile, uh-huh, and jus' gyrate around like a
    bunch' o wild heathens, uh-huh, I tell you flock, uh-huh, them
    discotheques, uh-huh, ain't nothin' but a regular Sodom and Gomorrah,
    uh-huh... Where you goin', Virgil, uh-huh?
    I'm goin' to one o' them discotheques
    You come back here Virgil!
    Never give in to that sin and temptation lurkin' in the shadows...
    Okay, Mama...
    But constantly strive towards that burnin' beacon on the distant
    horizon (sobs)
    Okay that's enough. Punch Mama, Virgil.
    (punch)
    Now play the pianer, Mama

    Well, the tears were streamin' down every face
    There wasn't a dry eye in the place
    One woman had her eyes rolled back and she was speaking in tongues
    Yeah, even the Doorights were moved by the sermon
    And Daddy reached out and he hugged ol' Thurman
    And they all sang the last chorus like it'd never been sung

    Well, you got to do right, do right, do right, do right
    Do right, do right, do right, do right
    And we invite you to help us sing our song
    Do right, do right, do right, do right
    Do right, do right, do right, do right
    Yes if you do do right, you know you can't go wrong
    Do right, do right, do right, do right
    Do right, do right, do right, do right, do right.....

    Go for another octave, Virgil!
    (BOOM)
    What was that?!
    Oh Lordy..Virgil's done gone so low, He's exploded! Right here on
    stage, friends!
    Hallelujah!
    Play the pianer, Mama!
    Friends, 'til we meet again, keep them cards and letters a comin'
    And don't forget the autographed songbooks for sale as you leave the
    building. It's got pictures of the entire Dooright family standin' in
    front of the lavender bus
    Right there in livin' color!...

    Lordy, Virgil, you cut that out! You know you can't hit that note, Virgil!

    Friends, don't forget. Look for the Dooright bus! We'll be comin' through
    your town real soon... Virgil! You know you can't sing that
    low!...Virgil!!!
    (holymosie)
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    Current Rating 10.0 (2 votes)
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    Stavro Arrgolus   Offline  -  Editor, MP3  -  03-27-18 05:14 PM  -  6 years ago

    Ah, no one said the editing thing was ever easy, but someone like Ray, who lives off his past hits is more difficult than most. Perhaps, like me, he can't identify with today's music...if that's what you want to call it.

    The rule for this is that newer versions of a song have the 'year version', as in "(20XX version)" after the title while the original stays as is. You had 'movie version', so there was no way to tell if it was newer or not. I went to YouTube to see if they were different, found a video that suggested they weren't & merged based on that. That's not a good way to do it, but if there's no mp3 here to go by...

    I make a big stink about adding the mp3 as the page is a bit pointless without it and site visitors might find a song page they were searching for, hear a sample (from the added mp3) and want to listen to your show - rather than going to the show pages first. It happens.

    This is easily fixed. Just add a new page with that year's version in the title in parenthesis...along with the mp3. If the song's from a movie, add that to the 'facts' section.

    Since the page is linked to the shows that played it, visitors might want to hear the whole thing. If your show is the only one that played it, then they'll go to your show to hear it. You get new fans with a minimum of extra effort.

     




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    Dan C:


    Can't win here.... The version Darren played is from the movie.... The cd version is slightly different.. Otherwise it would've been listed as this page with a footnote on the show. But we got in trouble for doing that last time. Essentially it's the same song... Just a newer version.


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    Stavro Arrgolus:

    Done.

    Sounds like the same version, but without an mp3, it's more difficult to be sure.

    Dan C   Offline  -  Member  -  03-26-18 02:55 PM  -  6 years ago

    Can't win here.... The version Darren played is from the movie.... The cd version is slightly different.. Otherwise it would've been listed as this page with a footnote on the show. But we got in trouble for doing that last time. Essentially it's the same song... Just a newer version.


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    Stavro Arrgolus:

    Done.

    Sounds like the same version, but without an mp3, it's more difficult to be sure.

    Stavro Arrgolus   Offline  -  Editor, MP3  -  03-26-18 11:14 AM  -  6 years ago

    Done.

    Sounds like the same version, but without an mp3, it's more difficult to be sure.

    e8-deleted-   Offline  -  Suspended  -  03-26-18 08:16 AM  -  6 years ago
    Should be combined with this  www.madmusic.com/song_details.aspx?SongID=460
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