Daddy, Don’t You Walk So Fast

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"Daddy, Don’t You Walk So Fast" is a sentimental pop song, best known through Wayne Newton’s hit 1972 recording about a father moved by his young daughter’s plea not to leave.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
chartSuccess hit in several international markets
major hit in the United States
composer Geoff Stephens
countryOfOrigin United States
decade 1970s
featuresCharacter young daughter
genre pop
sentimental ballad
hasTitleCharacter Daddy
hasTitlePhrase Don’t You Walk So Fast
language English
lyricalSubject father
narrativePerspective first person
notableFor Wayne Newton’s 1972 hit recording
notableRecordingBy Wayne Newton
notableVersionBy Wayne Newton
performer Wayne Newton
producer Wes Farrell
recordedBy Wayne Newton
recordLabel Chelsea Records
releaseYear 1972
subjectMatter a child pleading with her father not to leave
theme family separation
father–daughter relationship
reconciliation
writer Geoff Stephens
Peter Callander

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Wayne Newton notableWork Daddy, Don’t You Walk So Fast
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Wayne Newton notableWork Daddy, Don’t You Walk So Fast
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The Midnight Idol notableWorkOfBearer Daddy, Don’t You Walk So Fast
Daddy, Don’t You Walk So Fast hasTitlePhrase Don’t You Walk So Fast
linked to: Daddy, Don’t You Walk So Fast
Carson Wayne Newton notableWork Daddy, Don’t You Walk So Fast