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Datin'

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(Wise / Starr)

Information:
Elvis sang Datin’ in duet with Donna Butterworth in his 1966 film Paradise, Hawaiian Style. The instrumental track was recorded on July 26, 1965, at Radio Recorders. Elvis recorded his vocal on August 4, 1965. Datin’ was written by Fred Wise and Randy Starr. Take #14 is the one that appeared in the film and on the Paradise, Hawaiian Style album.

Lyrics:

Datin' is a game that grown-ups play
Datin' means actin' in a silly way
Datin' makes a gal start wiggle walkin'
Datin' makes a gal start baby talkin'

Dizzy like children on a merry-go-round
Grown-ups are the biggest kids I've found
You'd think they belong in a baby carriage
But they're doing things that lead to marriage
Ah don't you laugh at what they do, oh no
Some day you'll be datin' too

Datin' makes a guy comb his hair just right
His gal can mess it up when they kiss good-night
Datin' makes you quarrel and say you'll break up
Just because it's so much fun to make up

Children can't wait to grow up but then
They're datin' and they're acting like kids again
You'd think they belong in a baby carriage
But they're doing things that lead to marriage
Don't you laugh at what they do, oh no
Some day you'll be datin' too

Where it was released:

Released for the first time on Paradise, Hawaiian Style »

LPs/CDs:

- Paradise Hawaiian Style (1966) »

– Elvis Aron Presley (1980) »

- Elvis Aron Presley (1998)

- Double Features: Frankie And Johnny / Paradise Hawaiian Style (1994)

- Paradise Hawaiian Style (2004) – FTD »

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