Hello, Jim.

Thanks for posting this song. I don't know it, but wanted to add something about the word "do do".

In the context of that song, the phrase "do do" probably means something like "dearest one" or "sweetheart" (referencing a child and not a lover).

See this entry from http://www.wiwords.com/word/doo+doo West Indian dictionary:


"doo doo Noun
Sweetheart

Usage: From the French "doux doux", "doux" meaning sweet.
Usually paired with darling - doux doux darling."

-since-

There's a discussion about the phrase "do do" in this Mudcat thread:
Lyr Req: Yeller Gals - Doodle or Do Not?

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But "do do"="dearest" shouldn't be confused with the similarly spelled Creole word for "sleep".

http://www.wiwords.com/word/doe+doe gives "sleep" as the meaning for "doe doe".

Also, Urban Dictionary has this entry (among other meanings) for the phrase "do do":

"Dodo   
To sleep, or go to sleep; from the Cajun French "fais do do." Used generally in the New Orleans area only (and surrounding smaller cities in Louisiana)"

Mom: Go dodo dahlin'
Daughter: G'nite Mama!
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