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The Candy Man Lyrics

Who can take a sunrise
Sprinkle it with dew
Cover it in chocolate and a miracle or two
The Candy Man
The Candy Man can
The Candy Man can 'cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good
Who can take a rainbow
Wrap it in a sigh
Soak it in the sun and make strawberry-lemon pie
The Candy Man
The Candy Man can
The Candy Man can 'cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good
Willy Wonka makes everything he bakes
Satisfying and delicious
Talk about your childhood wishes
You can even eat the dishes
Who can take tomorrow
Dip it in a dream
Separate the sorrow and collect up all the cream
The Candy Man
The Candy Man can
The Candy Man can 'cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good
And the world tastes good 'cause the Candy Man thinks it should...
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Cover art for The Candy Man lyrics by Sammy Davis, Jr.

A Candyman is a doctor, especially in the idiom of the 1960s, that gives out pills like candy. He'll write a prescription for something to speed you up, slow you down, make you happy, ease your nerves and so much more. It is better living through science.

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Cover art for The Candy Man lyrics by Sammy Davis, Jr.

The song was originally written for Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. There are no hidden meanings. It sure seems like there should be some hidden context about drugs or something else but no, it really is about a magical world of candy and edible dishes.

Positive
Subjective
Enjoyment
Nostalgia
Happiness
Magical
Childhood
Sweetness
Cover art for The Candy Man lyrics by Sammy Davis, Jr.

its a simple catchy and fun song with i guess a hidden message because this song could be interiptripted about a himan not trying to disrespect anyone but listen to the lyrics espialy you can even eat the dishes.

Cover art for The Candy Man lyrics by Sammy Davis, Jr.

mariguana i meant

Cover art for The Candy Man lyrics by Sammy Davis, Jr.

On the real,this song is straight trippy.Foreal dough.So I was trippin on acid riiiiiight? And so I put this cat's vinyl on riiiight?

So's I got to thinkin this song may be about pedafiles riiight? A'mean candy? Groovy lemon pie? Cleanin' up the cream?

A'mean it may be about Mary Jane,naw mean? Whatever it means,I'm wanting some candy.

Cover art for The Candy Man lyrics by Sammy Davis, Jr.

This song is a masterpiece in duality. It is straight up, a fanciful child song stretching the imagination that has yet to be restrained, lovely and lilting.

As the child grows and becomes one of those who look back and reflect, they realize the deeper meaning.

The meaning is what it means to them. What is the candy the candy man has?

Drugs, prescription meds, main stream media, searching for truth, pornography, gambling, lying, stocks, sports, any distraction from your path, disguised as one who laughs, who draws you forth, steals your thoughts, before you sort.

The candy man makes you confused and the world taste good.

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