Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Beyoncé
Lead Vocals
Courtney Leonard
Bass
Erick D. Walls
Guitar
Randolph Ellis
Horn
Peter Ortega
Horn
Christopher Gray
Horn
Richard Lucchese
Horn
Patrick Williams
Harmonica
Derek Dixie
Programming
Ricky Lucchese
Horn
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Beyoncé Knowles
Songwriter
Kevin Cossom
Songwriter
Diana Gordon
Songwriter
Alex Delicata
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Beyoncé
Producer
Alex Delicata
Producer
Derek Dixie
Producer
Ramon Rivas
Engineer
John Cranfield
Assistant Engineer
Lester Mendoza
Recording Engineer
Arthur Chambazyan
Assistant Engineer
Dave Kutch
Mastering Engineer
Stuart White
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Yee-haw (Ooh)
Texas, Texas, Texas (Ooh)
[Verse 1]
Came into this world, Daddy's little girl
And Daddy made a soldier out of me (Ooh)
Daddy made me dance, and Daddy held my hand (Ooh)
And Daddy liked his whiskey with his tea
[PreChorus]
And we rode motorcycles
Blackjack, classic vinyl
Tough girl is what I had to be
He said, "Take care of your mother
Watch out for your sister"
And oh, that's when he gave to me
[Chorus]
With his gun and his head held high, he told me not to cry
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
With his right hand on his rifle, he swore it on the Bible
My daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
He held me in his arms and he taught me to be strong
He told me when he's gone, "Here's what you do
When trouble comes in town and men like me come around"
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
[Verse 2]
Ooh
Ooh
[Verse 3]
Daddy made me fight, it wasn't always right
But he said, "Girl, it's your second amendment" (Ooh)
He always played it cool, but Daddy was no fool
And right before he died, he said, "Remember"
[PreChorus]
He said, "Take care of your mother
Watch out for your sister"
That's when Daddy looked at me
[Chorus]
With his gun, with his head held high, he told me not to cry
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
With his right hand on his rifle, he swore it on the Bible
My daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
'Cause he held me in his arms and he taught me to be strong
And he told me when he's gone, "Here's what you do
When trouble comes to town and men like me come around"
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
[Verse 4]
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
[Outro]
My daddy warned me about men like you
He said, "Baby girl, he's playing you, he's playing you," ooh
My daddy warned me about men like you
He said, "Baby girl, he's playing you, he's playing you," ooh
"'Cause when trouble comes in town and men like me come around"
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
"'Cause when trouble comes to town and men like me come around"
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Oh, my daddy said shoot
Good job, Bey
Written by: Alex Delicata, Beyoncé, Diana Gordon, Kevin Cossom