Songs | Jessie Shaw Thompson

I'm thrilled to announce that Scott Moreau, aka the Ultimate Johnny Cash, is going to record "Daddy Bought the Rights to Me!"

Look at his touring schedule here!

Check back here in June for the video!

Daddy Bought the Rights to Me

For Emma, in the spirit of Johnny Cash

Feel free to reprint and perform this song, with dedication to Emma and © credit

It was tech eve in Seattle, and daddy was an average joe

Me, I was a hot free agent, friends and fam could come and go

Put me on a pedestal, kissed me, hugged me, loved me so

Life was good I was the apple, when daddy was a poor tech bro

Then daddy made his first big bucks, he sent me to the other team

Gave my manager the end run, had her walk a balance beam

Made loving me conditional, it was all a bit extreme

Said who wants the milk and baby, this daddy’s got the thick rich cream

Birthday parties unattended, commitments open-ended

Mommy’s socials unbefriended, my virtue undefended

Money is a tempting friend, asks if you really need to care

Cuz daddy bought the rights to me, when he became a billionaire

Now daddy is a smart man, no one ever doubted that

Came up with new ideas, got to be a tech big cat

Money equals power and he liked his brand new hat

His domain kept on expanding, he became an autocrat

Ultimatums were extended, stipulations never ended

Autonomy suspended, subjugation was defended

Money’s a controlling friend, says no one is allowed to care

Cuz daddy bought the rights to me, when he became a billionaire

Eventually the day came, when the market when insane

Daddy won the stock shell game and everyone jumped on his train

Grandpa was the first to leave me, complained I was a ball and chain

Aunts uncles cousins friends and foes, the taste of dough was like cocaine

Gaslighting implemented, my existence disconnected

His attorneys over-funded, my child support neglected

Money is the devil’s friend, he takes your morals and will to care

Cuz daddy bought the rights to me, when he became a billionaire

When I came down with the cancer, mommy contacted the family

Not a single person answered, no one dared to come and see me

They make me sad, the memories, when we lived along the sea

I was born a cherished child, not a piece in your Monopoly

Oh, if you sell your soul supporting, rich folks that keep on hoarding

Your rights they keep on thwarting, and the truth they keep contorting

When tough times fall upon us, do you think he’ll really care…

Cuz daddy bought the rights to you… when he became a billionaire

Oh yeah, daddy bought the rights to you… that’s how he became a billionaire