Today’s song of the day is “You Call Everybody Darlin’,” created by Al Trace, Andrews Sisters, and Anne Vincent.

Fun Facts 

• “You Call Everybody Darlin’” has been recorded several times by individual artists, including Al Trace, Andrews Sisters, and Anne Vincent.
• Al Trace recorded two versions of this song in 1948, but Bob Vincent sang the lead part in both song releases.
• Almost every single version of this song that has been recorded was in 1948, but every one of these recordings has made it on the Billboard’s charts.
• The most recent recording of this song was in 1990 by K.T. Oslin for her Love in a Small Town album, which placed No. 69 on the Billboards for Hot Country Singles and Tracks.
• The original words and music for this song were written by Sam Martin, Ben Trace, and Al Trace.
• Ben Trace and Al Trace also operated under the pseudonym, Clem Watts.

Lyrics 

(Musixmatch)

You call everybody Darlin’

And everybody calls you Darlin’ too

You don’t mean what you’re sayin’

It’s just a game you’re playin’

But you’ll find someone else can play the game as well as you

If you call everybody Darlin’

Then love won’t come a-knockin’ at your door

And as the years go by

You’ll sit and wonder why

Nobody calls you Darlin’ anymore

(You call everybody Darling

And everybody calls you Darling too

No, no, no, you don’t mean what you’re sayin’

It’s just a game you’re playin’

But you’ll find someone else can play the game as well as you

If you call everybody Darling

Then love won’t come a-knockin’ at your door, nevermore

And as the years go by

You’ll sit and wonder why

Nobody calls you Darling anymore)

You call everybody (what?) Darlin’ (Oh, dear me, yes)

And everybody calls you Darlin’ too (how many times in the day do I say)

You don’t mean what you’re sayin’

It’s just a game you’re playin’

But you’ll find someone else can play the game as well as you (maybe better)

If you call everybody (what?) Darlin’

Then love won’t come a-knockin’ at your door

Who’s there? (not love)

And as the years go by

You’ll sit and wonder why

Nobody calls you Darlin’ anymore