(Front) Art by Neon Park from an ad on The Saturday Evening Post (1953) (LP back)

Linked material:

Weasels ripped my flesh

 

  1 Didja get any onya? {+ Charles Ives + Kung fu}
  2 Directly from my heart to you [Richard Wayne Penniman]
  3 Prelude to the afternoon of a sexually aroused gas mask
  4 Toads of the Short Forest
  5 Get a little
  6 The Eric Dolphy memorial barbecue
  7 Dwarf Nebula processional march & Dwarf Nebula
  8 My guitar wants to kill your mama
  9 Oh no
10 The Orange County lumber truck
11 Weasels ripped my flesh

 

All compositions by Frank Zappa, except as noted above.


Album notes by FZ
Material contained herein represents different aspects of our work from 1967-1969.

1. Didja get any onya? {+ Charles Ives + Kung fu}


[Notes by FZ] It was recorded live at the Philadelphia Arena.
 
MOO-AHHH
MOO-AHHH
MOO-AHHH
 
[Instrumental]
 
[Lowell George] Years ago in Tshermany when I was a very small boy, zere was a lot of people standing around on ze corners asking questions: “Why are you standing on ze corner, acting ze way you act, looking like you look? WHY DO YOU LOOK ZAT WAY?” And they ask me and I only would say: “I don’t… I don’t know, I’m just standing ‘round ze corner waiting here… just in… in ze evening and… and it’s so nice outside… the night is so nice. Why are you just asking these questions?”
 
Didja
Get any
Onya onya onya onya?
Onya?
 
MOO-AHHH
MOO-AHHH
MOO-AHHH
MOO-AHHH

2. Directly from my heart to you


[Notes by FZ] It was cut at TTG in Hollywood.
 
[Instrumental]
 
[Don Harris] Direct
Directly from my heart to you
Direct
Directly from my heart to you
Oh, you know that I love you
That’s why I feel so blue
 
Oh, I pray
Our love would last away
I pray
That our love would last away
Yeah, we’d be so happy together
But you’re so far away
 
[Instrumental]
 
Well, I need
I need you by my side
Well, I need
Yes, I need you by my side
Oh, I’d loved you, little darlin’
Your love I could never hide
 
[Instrumental]

3. Prelude to the afternoon of a sexually aroused gas mask


[Notes by FZ] It was recorded live at Festival Hall in London.
 
[Instrumental]
 
[FZ] Blow your harmonica, son!
 
[Instrumental]

4. Toads of the Short Forest


[Notes by FZ] The first part was cut at Whitney Studios in Glendale. The second half was recorded at Thee Image in Miami.
 
[Instrumental]
 
[FZ] At this very moment on stage we have drummer A playing in 7/8, drummer B playing in 3/4, the bass playing in 3/4, the organ playing in 5/8, the tambourine playing in 3/4, and the alto sax blowing his notes.
 
[Instrumental]
 
HANDS UP!
 
[Instrumental]
 
[FZ] Thank you

5. Get a little


[Notes by FZ] It was recorded live at the Factory in the Bronx.
 
[Jim Sherwood] Yes, be hot and everybody workin’ on it, so I figured I’d rip off her… her drawers and get a little
 
[Instrumental]
 
[FZ] We’ll be back in a little while

6. The Eric Dolphy memorial barbecue


[Notes by FZ] It was cut at A&R Studios in New York.
 
[Instrumental]

7. Dwarf Nebula processional march & Dwarf Nebula


[Notes by FZ] It was cut at Apostolic Studios in New York.
 
[Instrumental]

8. My guitar wants to kill your mama


[Notes by FZ] It is the original version from Criteria Studios in Miami with final overdubs at TTG and Whitney.
 
[FZ] You know, your mama and your daddy
Saying I’m no good for you
They call me “Dirty from the alley”
Till I don’t know what to do
 
I get so tired of sneakin’ around just to get to your back door
I crawled past the garbage and your mama jumped out, screamin’: “Don’t come back no more!”
I can’t take it!
 
My guitar wants to kill your mama
My guitar wants to kill your mama
My guitar wants to burn your dad
I get real mean when it makes me mad
 
Later I tried to call you
Your mama told me you weren’t there
She told me don’t bother to call again
Unless I cut off all my hair
 
I get so tired of sneakin’ around just to get to your back door
I crawled past the garbage and your mama jumped out, screamin’: “Don’t come back no more!”
 
[Instrumental]
 
Later I tried to call you
Your mama told me you weren’t there
She told me don’t bother to call again
Unless I cut off all my hair
 
I get so tired of sneakin’ around just to get to your back door
I crawled past the garbage and your mama jumped out, screamin’: “Don’t come back no more!”
 
My guitar wants to kill your mama
My guitar wants to kill your mama
My guitar wants to burn your dad
I get real mean when it makes me mad
 
[Instrumental]

9. Oh no


[Notes by FZ] It was cut at Apostolic Studios in New York.
 

[Ray Collins] Oh no, I don’t believe it
You say that you think you know the meaning of love

You say love is all we need
You say with your love you can change all of the fools
All of the hate
I think you’re probably out to lunch
 
Oh no, I don’t believe it
You say that you think you know the meaning of love
Do you really think it can be told?
You say that you really know
I think you should check it again, how can you say
What you believe
Will be the key to a world of love?
 
All your love
Will it save me?
All your love

Will it save the world
From what we can’t understand?
 
Oh no, I don’t believe it
 
And in your dreams you can see yourself as a prophet saving the world
The words from your lips
I just can’t believe you are such a fool

10. The Orange County lumber truck


[Notes by FZ] It was recorded live at Festival Hall.
 
[Instrumental]

11. Weasels ripped my flesh


[Notes by FZ] It was recorded live at a concert in Birmingham (England).
 
[Instrumental]
 
Good night boys & girls
Thank you for coming to our concert



Ad on The Saturday Evening Post - 1953

English lyrics from site Information Is Not Knowledge.