What I Do

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Mar. 7, 20061 viewer

What I Do Lyrics

I say "Ray, why do girls treat you nice that way?"
He said it's not what I know, what I think or say

It's what I do
It's what I do
It's deep beneath the skin
It's what I major in
It's what I do

Yes, I come to play and I bring big soul
I could rock long before they named it
Rock and roll

It's what I do
It's what I do
I'm specially qualified
To keep 'em satisfied
It's what I do

You turn the lamp down low
You make them feel secure
You've got to show the girl
She's the one you adore
If you want that sugar to pour

Well, you bring some church
But you leave no doubt
As to what kind of love you love
To shout about

It's what I do
It's what I do
If you can't dance by now
The Raelettes will show you how
It's what I do

You turn the lamp down low
You make them feel secure
You've got to show the girl
She's the one you adore
If you want that sugar to pour

He says, "Don, don't despair, take some time
Just find your bad self, you're gonna do just fine"

It's what I do
It's what I do
It's not some game I play
It's in my DNA
It's what I do

It's what I do
(Just, just one thing)
It's what I do
(That's what I do)
It's deep beneath the skin
It's what I major in
It's what I do
(That's what I do)

It's what I do
(Just, just one thing)
It's what I do
(That's what I do)
I'm specially qualified
To keep 'em satisfied
It's what I do
(That's what I do)

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Donald Fagen’s “What I do” channels Ray Charles, playing off the name of Ray’s defining hit song.

Ray Charles - What'd I Say — Genius

Verse 1] / Hey mama, don't you treat me wrong / Come and love your daddy all night long / All right now, hey hey, all right / See the girl with the diamond ring / She knows how to

“I think Ray Charles was one of the most mysterious people ever. Just watching him, the way his body moves – for a kid from New Jersey to see that kind of passion, that was really revelatory for me. At that point I was living in the suburbs, and even though I was a jazz fan when I was very young, and used to hearing passionate performances on records, the general tendency of jazz in the Fifties was cool, so seeing Ray Charles, who had that much gospel in his style, you could tell he was utterly authentic. So yeah, he had a huge influence on me.”

Donald Fagen: Former Steely Dan member on his new album — The Independent

After Steely Dan closed up shop in the early 1980s, Donald Fagen went solo with 'The Nightfly', an album which became an instant and timeless classic. Now a mere 24 years later he has finished his semi-autobiographical trilogy with the release of 'Morph The Cat'.