これは小生にとっては夢のようなずっと観れたらいいなぁと思っていた待望の映像です。ロサンゼルスのライブ・シアターでRickie Lee Jones が唄う Dat Dere はまさに彼女のキャラクターや歌唱力にマッチした曲。舌足らずで"へたうま"的で天衣無縫な独自の世界が味わい深い。こんな世界もわかってこそ粋といえるのではないでしょうか。
Hey mama, what's that there?
And what's that doing there?
Hey mama, up here! Mama, hey look at that over there!
And what's that doing there?
And where're they going there?
And mama can I have that big elephant over there?
Who's that in my chair?
And what's he doing there?
Mama, up here!
Mama, can I go over there?
Hey mama, what is square?
where do we get air?
And mama can I have that big elephant over there?
Quit talking!
There's no more anything here!
Forever to manage to know who and why and where!
Quit that, child!
Sometimes the questions get filed!
And mama can I have that big elehpant over there?
Don't wanna comb my hair
And where's my teddy bear?
Mama, up here!
Look at the cowboy coming there!
And can I have a pair
Of boots like that to wear?
And mama can I have that big elephant over there?
Time will march
Day years will go
And little baby's going to grow
I gotta tell her what she needs to know
I have known she'll be strong
And she'll know right from wrong
As life's parade goes marching by
She's gonna ought to know some reasons why
I never have all the answers
But I'll try the best as I can
I'll help her make a plan, that's right
'Cause you give the kid your best
And hope she passes the test
And I find it so hard I taught him well
Somewhere though she's going I betting I never will forget
She said hey Mama, can I have that big elephant over there?
Hey why they do that there?
And how you put that there?
Hey mama, up here! Hey mama, what that say up there?
Hey mama, what is fair?
Can I have to share?
And mama can I have that big elephant over there? (3x)
歌詞は大人言葉に統一しました。可能な限りリッキーが早口で口走っている内容を再現してみましたが多少の間違いはあるかも。
