Rory helped his daughter learned the lyrics to a song he taught his oldest daughter Heidi when she was Indyâs age.
The song? âDaddy What Ifâ by Shel Silverstein.
He typed out the lyrics and then drew pictures next to the parts Indy would sing. Rory also changed the lyrics from âDaddyâ to âPapaâ because thatâs what Indy calls him.
Indiana practiced every chance she could get.
âShe was so proud of herself and so happy that she could sing a real song with her Papa.â
âBy Christmas time, she was joining me on stage to sing it in front of the room full of folks whoâd traveled from all across the country to be with us⊠and oh, what a special moment it was for her, for me, and for the surprised people in the concert hall,â he wrote.
After their special onstage performance, Rory got thinking. What if they recorded the song in a studio? What if they made their own video for it?
In honor of Fatherâs Day, Rory released the father-daughter duoâs special song.
I am thinking of my own father this morning and of Joeyâs father Jack. And of my older girls Heidi and Hopie and the gift God gave me to be their father and Indianaâs. And of course, Iâm thinking of Joey and how she would so love this moment. To hear our little one sing with her Papa, and see what a beautiful young lady sheâs becoming. And to know that the music that was inside her, is also inside her little girl.
Their duet was incredibly sweet and moving. I hope this isnât the last time we see Rory and Indy sing together.
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