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Quiz about Songs About Dads
Quiz about Songs About Dads

Songs About Dads Trivia Quiz


I am a father of eight children, and thought I would create a quiz on songs for dads. I will give you the lyrics and you give me the name of the song or the artist.

A multiple-choice quiz by wolfman41. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
wolfman41
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
278,909
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
456
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Question 1 of 10
1. Being a father means many things, as your child grows you learn that your child(ren) are always watching you. What song title do the following song lyrics belong to?
"So I walk more carefully
'Cause how I act, and what I say
And what I do, and where I go
Is gonna wind up there too I know"
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. A daughter is just as pleasing to a father as a son; which song are these lyrics from?
"I recall the night that you came into this world.
I couldn't believe the doctor when he said: "It's a little girl."
I said: "Now Doc, you must be wrong. You see I want a boy."
Then he laid you in my arms and my heart sang with joy."
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. As a father, watching your daughter get married is a milestone. Which song title is the following lyric from?
"But I loved her first and I held her first
"And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep"
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "He said, I've been watching you, dad ain't that cool?
I'm your buckaroo; I want to be like you.
And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are.
We like fixin' things and holding momma's hand
Yeah, we're just alike, hey, ain't we dad.
I want to do everything you do; so I've been watching you."

"Watching You" is a very dad oriented song, about a son who idolizes his father; who is the singer?
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Not every family is ideal, some fathers are not meant to be, or shouldn't be. Which song are these lyrics from?
"The old man's still like he always was
But I love him anyway
If I've learned one thing from him
It's my kids will never have to say"
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Dad's come in all forms including step fathers; which Brad Paisley song are these lyrics from?
"And then all of a sudden
Oh, it seemed so strange to me
How we went from something's missing
To a family
Lookin' back all I can say
About all the things he did for me
Is I hope I'm at least half the dad"
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Learning that you can always rely on your father is the point of this Conway Twitty song. What is the name of the song?
"I make my living with words and rhyme
and all this tragedy
Should go into my head and out instead
as bits of poetry.

But I say "Daddy, I'm so afraid,
how will I go on with you gone this way?
How can I come up with a song to say
I love you?"
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "Confederate Railroad sings this dad song. Can you name the title of the song?
"We were poor when I was a youngun
I don't remember ever going hungry
Daddy made sure we didn't do without
I went to school with some of these fellas
They had money and I was jealous
I didn't know then what I know now
Daddy'd say you can't judge a book by looking at its cover
It's what's inside that really matters"
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Every day many fathers get up and go to work, leaving behind their child(ren), this particular daddy song is from the son's perspective. What song is this?
"and says mama how much time will this buy me
is it enough to take me fishing or throw a football in the street
if I'm a little short then how much more does daddy need
to spend some time with me?"
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This song is about what a father is willing to do, to make his son happy. What is the name of this song?

"I sat and held his hand one day
He said, "Son, that policy
The insurance is all in your name
You're the beneficiary."

And when I'm gone, they'll pay you off
Then go to St. John's Town
And buy yourself a big new boat"
Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Being a father means many things, as your child grows you learn that your child(ren) are always watching you. What song title do the following song lyrics belong to? "So I walk more carefully 'Cause how I act, and what I say And what I do, and where I go Is gonna wind up there too I know"

Answer: Little Footprints

Steve Fox is a Canadian singer, who released "Little Footprints" in January 2007. The song is off the CD "Lunch with Chet", and details raising a son from a father's perspective. It is a song about discovering the joys of becoming and being a father.
2. A daughter is just as pleasing to a father as a son; which song are these lyrics from? "I recall the night that you came into this world. I couldn't believe the doctor when he said: "It's a little girl." I said: "Now Doc, you must be wrong. You see I want a boy." Then he laid you in my arms and my heart sang with joy."

Answer: Daddy's Girl

This daddy's song is about a father who at first wants a son. Instead he got himself a daughter, and discovers that having a "Daddy's Girl" is just as good as a son. Including taking her to a baseball game and playing dolls while the Dodgers play, or going fishing and ending up chasing butterflies. Red Sovine is the singer of this particular daddy song.
3. As a father, watching your daughter get married is a milestone. Which song title is the following lyric from? "But I loved her first and I held her first "And a place in my heart will always be hers From the first breath she breathed When she first smiled at me I knew the love of a father runs deep"

Answer: I Loved her First

"I Loved her First" is from the same titled CD by Heartland. At the beginning of the song, it is an easy assumption that this is heartache, I lost her type of song but it is actually a father singing to his daughter on her wedding day. A reminiscent song saying that he loved her first and what he is thinking on her wedding day.
4. "He said, I've been watching you, dad ain't that cool? I'm your buckaroo; I want to be like you. And eat all my food and grow as tall as you are. We like fixin' things and holding momma's hand Yeah, we're just alike, hey, ain't we dad. I want to do everything you do; so I've been watching you." "Watching You" is a very dad oriented song, about a son who idolizes his father; who is the singer?

Answer: Rodney Atkins

Rodney Atkins sings "Watching You" It details a four year old boy that is idolizing his father, by watching him. He mimics what his father does, including swearing and praying. A little boy that wants to be exactly like his father, and the song even manages to include the word buckaroo.
5. Not every family is ideal, some fathers are not meant to be, or shouldn't be. Which song are these lyrics from? "The old man's still like he always was But I love him anyway If I've learned one thing from him It's my kids will never have to say"

Answer: Walk a Little Straighter

Billy Currington (and Blake Shelton) sing "Walk a Little Straighter". The song is about a son who has an alcoholic father; he is pleading with him to "walk a little straighter". The song progresses from being a small child, who had to look up to his father, who he was never around, to his high school graduation, when his father left before he got his diploma.

But in it all he says his father is exactly the same but he has learnt that his children will never be put in that situation.
6. Dad's come in all forms including step fathers; which Brad Paisley song are these lyrics from? "And then all of a sudden Oh, it seemed so strange to me How we went from something's missing To a family Lookin' back all I can say About all the things he did for me Is I hope I'm at least half the dad"

Answer: He Didn't Have to be

This is a different type of dad song; it is about a man that is a step-father, but actually is a real dad. This song by Brad Paisley, is about a man that becomes a father because "He didn't have to be" and about a son that is hoping that he turns out half as good a father as his dad.
7. Learning that you can always rely on your father is the point of this Conway Twitty song. What is the name of the song? "I make my living with words and rhyme and all this tragedy Should go into my head and out instead as bits of poetry. But I say "Daddy, I'm so afraid, how will I go on with you gone this way? How can I come up with a song to say I love you?"

Answer: That's My Job

Conway Twitty sings "That's my Job" a song about a father and son who sometimes don't see eye to eye. But the father is always there for his son; as he says, that's his job. The song says that a son can always, regardless of any circumstances, count on his father.
8. "Confederate Railroad sings this dad song. Can you name the title of the song? "We were poor when I was a youngun I don't remember ever going hungry Daddy made sure we didn't do without I went to school with some of these fellas They had money and I was jealous I didn't know then what I know now Daddy'd say you can't judge a book by looking at its cover It's what's inside that really matters"

Answer: Daddy Never was the Cadillac Kind

Confederate Railroad sings "Daddy Never was the Cadillac Kind". A song about a practical father and his son. The son wants more and is jealous of people with money, the "glitter and shine". He eventually realizes that his father was right about "it's what's on the inside that really matters."
9. Every day many fathers get up and go to work, leaving behind their child(ren), this particular daddy song is from the son's perspective. What song is this? "and says mama how much time will this buy me is it enough to take me fishing or throw a football in the street if I'm a little short then how much more does daddy need to spend some time with me?"

Answer: The Dollar

"The Dollar" by Jamey Johnson is a song about a son who wants to spend time with his father, fishing, camping, and just spending time together. The father is always away at work, so the boy gets his piggy bank and has a dollar, and is asking is that enough to buy some time with his dad. Turns out it is.
10. This song is about what a father is willing to do, to make his son happy. What is the name of this song? "I sat and held his hand one day He said, "Son, that policy The insurance is all in your name You're the beneficiary." And when I'm gone, they'll pay you off Then go to St. John's Town And buy yourself a big new boat"

Answer: A Boat Like Gideon Brown

Great Big Sea's "A Boat Like Gideon Brown" is a different father type song; it is one of what a father wants for his son. Gideon Brown has a "big and strong and bold" boat, and the father in the song is envious, his boat was second hand and old. But the father is making plans on how to get his son a "big, new boat, A boat like Gideon Brown." The father saves the baby bonus and has a life insurance policy, one that guarantees that his son will get the new boat.
Source: Author wolfman41

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