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Didn’t Want to Have to Do It

The Lovin’ Spoonful

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  1. Released on Kama Sutra, also Summer in the City, Coconut Grove and One Toke Over the Line (Brewer & Shipley)

  2. Written by John Sebastian, also Summer in the City, Coconut Grove and Darling Be Home Soon

  3. Part of Daydream, also Darling Be Home Soon, Daydream and Nashville Cats

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Written by
John Sebastian
Part of
Daydream
Released on
Kama Sutra

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Didn’t Want to Have to Do It was written by John Sebastian

    Didn’t Want to Have to Do It was written by John Sebastian

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Didn’t Want to Have to Do It is part of the release Daydream

    Didn’t Want to Have to Do It is part of the release Daydream

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Kama Sutra is the label of the song Didn’t Want to Have to Do It

    Kama Sutra is the label of the song Didn’t Want to Have to Do It

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Didn’t Want to Have to Do It was released on 1966-03-01

    Didn’t Want to Have to Do It was released on 1966-03-01

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026