(Front) Photo by Lynn Goldsmith (LP inside left) Photo by Gail Zappa (LP inside right) Photo by Gail Zappa (LP back) Photo by Lynn Goldsmith

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Sheik Yerbouti

 

  1 I have been in you
  2 Flakes
  3 Broken hearts are for assholes
  4 I’m so cute
  5 Jones crusher
  6 What ever happened to all the fun in the world
  7 Rat Tomago {The torture never stops}
  8 Wait a minute
  9 Bobby Brown goes down
10 Rubber shirt [Frank Zappa, Terry Bozzio, Patrick O'Hearn]
11 The Sheik Yerbouti tango {The little house I used to live in}
12 Baby snakes
13 Tryin’ to grow a chin
14 City of tiny lites
15 Dancin’ fool
16 Jewish princess
17 Wild love
18 Yo’ mama

 

All compositions by Frank Zappa, except as noted above.


1. I have been in you


[FZ] Well, I have been in you, baby
You have been in me
And we have be so intimately
Entwined, and it sure was fine
 
I have been in you, baby
You have been in me
And so, you see, we have be so together
I thought that we would never
Return from forever
Return from forever
Return from forever
 
You have been in me
And understandably
I have been in an’ outta you
In an’ outta you, in an’ outta yoo-oo-ou
An’ everywhere you want me to
In an’ outta yoo-oo-oo-ou
Yes, you know it’s true
 
And while I was inside
I mighta been undignified
And that is maybe why you cried
I don’t know, maybe so
But what’s the difference now?
 
I have been in you, baby
You have been in me
Aw, little girl, there ain’t no time to wash yer stinky hand
Go ‘head an’ roll over
I’m goin’ in you again
In you again…
In you again…
In you again…
 
I’m goin’ in you again-ahh
In you again-ahh
I’m goin’ in you again-ahh
In you again-ahh
I’m goin’ in you again-ahh
In you again-ahh
In you again-ahh
In you again-ahh
 
I’m going in you again, baby
You can go in me too, that’s true
I’m goin’ in you again, baby
An’ later when we get through…
 
I’m goin’ in you again-ahh
In you again-ahh
In you again…
I’m goin’ in you again-ahh
In you again…
I’m goin’ in you again-ahh
In you again…
I’m goin’ in you again-ahh

2. Flakes


Flakes! Flakes!
Flakes! Flakes!
 
[FZ] They don’t do no good, they never be workin’
When they oughta should, they waste your time
They’re wastin’ mine
California’s got the most of them
Boy, they got a host of them
 
Swear t’God, they got the most
At every business on the coast
Swear t’God, they got the most
At every business on the coast
They got the Flakes
 
Flakes! Flakes!
 
They can’t fix yer brakes, you ask ‘em: “Where’s my motor?”
“Well, it was eaten by snakes…”, you can stab an’ shoot an’ spit
But they won’t be fixin’ it
They’re lyin’ an’ lazy
They can be drivin’ you crazy
 
Swear t’God, they got the most
At every business on the coast
Swear t’God, they got the most
At every business on the coast
Take it away, Bob!
 
[Adrian Belew] I asked as nice as I could
If my job would
Somehow be finished by Friday
Well, the whole damn weekend came an’ went, Frankie

[FZ] Wanna buy some mandies, Bob?
[Adrian Belew] You know what? They didn’t do nothin’
But they charged me double for Sunday!
 
Now, you know, no matter what you do
They gonna cheat an’ rob you
An’ then they’ll give you a bill
An’ it’ll get your senses reelin’
And if you do not pay
They got computer collectors
That’ll get you so crazy
‘Til your head’ll go through the ceilin’
Yes it will!
 

[FZ] I’m a moron an’ this is my wife
She’s frosting a cake with a paper-knife
All what we got here’s American made
It’s a little bit cheesy but it’s nicely displayed
 
Well, we don’t get excited when it crumbles an’ breaks
We just get on the phone and call up some Flakes
They rush on over an’ wreck it some more
An’ we are so dumb they’re linin’ up at our door
 
[FZ & Adrian Belew] Well, my toilet went crazy yesterday afternoon
The plumber he says: “Never flush a tampoon”
This great information cost me half a week’s pay
And the toilet blew up later on the next day-ay-eee-ay
Yeah ay-eee-ay yeah ay-eee-ay
Yeah ay-eee-ay blew up the next day
Woo-ooo
 
One, two, three, four
 
[FZ] Flakes! Flakes!
Flakes! Flakes!
Flakes! Flakes!
 
One, two, three, four
FLAKES!
 
We are millions an’ millions, we’re coming to get you
We’re protected by unions, so don’t let it upset you
Can’t escape the conclusion, it’s probably God’s Will
That civilization will grind to a standstill
And we are the people who will make it all happen
While yer children is sleepin’ yer puppy is crappin’
You might call us Flakes or something else you might coin us
We know you’re so greedy that you’ll probably join us
 
We’re coming to get you, we’re coming to get you
We’re coming to get you, we’re coming to get you
We’re coming to get you, we’re coming to get you
We’re coming to get you, we’re coming to get you

3. Broken hearts are for assholes


Hey, now, hey!

Hey! Do you know what you are?
You’re an asshole! Asshole!
 
Some of you might not agree
‘Cause you probably likes a lot of misery
But think a while and you will see…
 
Broken hearts are for assholes
Broken hearts are for assholes
Are you an asshole?
Broken hearts are for assholes
Are you an asshole too?
Whatcha gonna do, ‘cause you’re an asshole…
 
No, no, no, yeah, yeah, yeah, I said, you are an asshole!
 
Maybe you think you’re a lonely guy
An’ maybe you think you’re too tough to cry
So you went to the Grape just to give it a try
 
And Dagmar
Without a doubt, the ugliest son of a bitch I’ve ever seen in my life
Was his name…
One, two, three, four!
 
The whiskers sticking out from underneath of his pancake make-up
And yet he was a beautiful lady
Nearly drove you insane
Let’s talk about leather
And so you kissed a little sailor
Tex Abel, starring in the latest Shepperton Production
Who had just blew in from Spain
Sir Richard Pump-A-Loaf”
 
You sniffed the reeking buns of Angel
The tale of a demented bread-boffer
And acted like it was cocaine
Cucumber pud annexed to a fine whole-wheat loaf
You were dazzled by the exciting new costume of Ko-Ko
Then on Tuesday night, Caesar’s back in town
In a way you can’t explain
Facing off in a no-holds-barred tag team grudge match with Kona
 

And so you worked the wall with Michael
Three-hundred and seventy-nine pounds of Samoan dynamite
Which gave your back an awful strain
Volcanic hell
But you came back on Sunday for the Gong Show
Next Thursday, teen town’s finest
But you forgot what I was sayin’…
 
‘Cause you’re an asshole, you’re an asshole
That’s right!
You’re an asshole, you’re an asshole
Yes, yes!
You’re an asshole, you’re an asshole
That’s right!
You’re an asshole, you’re an asshole
 
Well, now you been to the Grape, been to the Chest
Now I think you know what you are: you’re an asshole
 
You say you can’t live with what you’ve been through
Well, ladies, you can be an asshole too
You might pretend you ain’t got one on the bottom of you
 
But don’t fool yerself, girl
It’s lookin’ at you
Don’t fool yerself, girl
It’s winkin’ at you
Don’t fool yerself, girl
It’s blinkin’ at you
That’s why I say…
 
I’m gonna ram it, ram it, ram it, ram it up yer poop chute
Corn hole
Ram it, ram it, ram it, ram it up yer poop chute
Fist fuck
Ram it, ram it, ram it, ram it up yer poop chute
Wrist-watch; Crisco
Ram it, ram it, ram it, ram it up yer poop chute
Pud!
 
Don’t fool yerself, girl
It’s goin’ right up yer poop chute
Don’t fool yerself, girl
It’s goin’ right up yer poop chute
Don’t fool yerself, girl
It’s goin’ right up yer poop chute
Ay ay ay ay
Don’t fool yerself, girl
It’s goin’ right up yer poop chute
Ay ay ay ay
Don’t fool yerself, girl
It’s goin’ right up yer poooop chute
Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay
Don’t fool yerself, girl
It’s goin’ right up yer…

4. I’m so cute


Aw, I knew you’d be surprised…
Aw, I knew you’d be surprised…
Aw, I knew you’d be surprised…
One, two, three, four
 
[Terry Bozzio] Feelin’ sorry
Feelin’ sad
So many ugly people
I feel bad
 
I’m so cute
They’re so homely
Some of them
At home an’ lonely
 
Wish they could be
Very cute like me
They will never
Get to be
 
Some folks got it
Some folks don’t
Some so ugly
They never won’t
 
Everybody see his hair
See his clothes, I’m sure you care
Terry Ted is really sweet
[FZ] Watch the way he keep the beat
 
Sweet as honey, he’s a piece of cake
From the ginseng root an’ stuff he take
Vitamin E an’ all the B’s
He’s so cool he’ll make you freeze
Make you freeze
Make you freeze
Excuse me, please
 
[Terry Bozzio] Step aside
I’m gonna ride
I’m gonna strut
I’m gonna slide
 
Hey, ugly folks
Go get some cyanide
An’ die
DIE, DIE, DIE, DIE
 
[FZ] A-ren-nen-nen a-ren-nen-nen a-ren-nen-nen uh-rennda
A-ren-nen-nen a-ren-nen-nen a-rennda-rennda-rahhh
A-ren-nen-nen a-ren-nen-nen a-ren-nen-nen uh-rennda
A-ren-nen-nen a-ren-nen-nen a-rennda-rennda-rahhh
A-ren-nen-nen a-ren-nen-nen a-ren-nen-nen uh-rennda
A-ren-nen-nen a-ren-nen-nen a-rennda-rennda-rahhh
A-ren-nen-nen a-ren-nen-nen a-ren-nen-nen uh-rennda
A-ren-nen-nen a-ren-nen-nen a-rennda-rennda-rahhh
 
[Terry Bozzio] Ugly is bad
And bad is wrong
And wrong is sinful
And sin leads to eternal damnation
An’ hot burnin’ fire
Hot burnin’ fire
Hot burnin’ fire
Hot burnin’ fire
Screams of agony
Screams of agony
Screams of agony
Screams of agony
Arrrrrrghhhh!
 
One, two, three, four
 
I’m so cute!
I’m so cute!
I’m so cute!
I’m so cute!
Aaaaaah
 
I’m so cute!
I’m so cute!
[Repeat]

5. Jones crusher


[Adrian Belew] My baby’s got
Jones crushin’ love
Jones crushin’ love
Jones crushin’ love
 
Well, my baby’s got
Jones crushin’ love
Jones crushin’ love
Jones crushin’ love
 
She don’t merely fit like a glove
That little girl’s got the jones
That little girl’s got the jones
 
She’s tryin’ to
Grind up my jones
Grind up my jones
Grind up my jones
 
Well, she’s tryin’ to
Grind up my jones
Grind up my jones
Grind up my jones
 
She don’t never wanna leave it alone
She can push, she can shove till it’s just a nub
She can push, she can shove till it’s just a nub
Just a nub
Just a nub
 

Here she comes with her red dress on
Steam shoots out from the sprinklers on the lawn
Eyes be rollin’ on the concrete fawn
The wind can’t blow ‘cause the sky is gone
The wind can’t blow ‘cause the sky is gone
The wind can’t blow ‘cause the sky is gone
The wind can’t blow ‘cause the sky is gone
 
Jones crusher, jones crusher
Deadly jaws, better get the gauze
She’s a jones crusher, jones crusher
Deadly jaws, better get the gauze
She’s a… mmmh… ouch!
Hey, look out for them the deadly jaws!
Aw, can you tell it, baby? OOOUUUCH!
 
Oh, jones!

6. What ever happened to all the fun in the world


[Davey Moire] What ever happened to all the fun in the world?
 
[Louis Cuneo] Uh heh-heh-heh-heh-heh-heh-heh-heh!
 
[Terry Bozzio] Larry’s not with us any more; he went on, y’know
[Patrick O’Hearn] Yeah
[Terry Bozzio] Yeah, he bit The Big One
[Patrick O’Hearn] Ha-ha-ha!
 
[Terry Bozzio] Yeah, he’s got his own little piece of heaven now
[Patrick O’Hearn] Hhh! Ha-ha-ha!

7. Rat Tomago {The torture never stops}


[Instrumental]

8. Wait a minute


[Patrick O’Hearn] Oh-ooh-h listen to him go
[Terry Bozzio] Wait a minute; we gotta get somethin’ happenin’ here. He’s in there spendin’ thousands of dollars an’ shit… We should make this worthwhile. We should… We should get into something real.
[Patrick O’Hearn] Ho ho!
[Davey Moire] Leather
[Terry Bozzio] No, man, he’s not interested in leather… Shit! That shit’s been fuckin’ rubbed in the ground. Hmmmm, Christ, that’s goin’ on two tours old now… we gotta come up with some new shit…

9. Bobby Brown goes down


[FZ] Hey there, people, I’m Bobby Brown
They say I’m the cutest boy in town
My car is fast, my teeth is shiney
I tell all the girls they can kiss my heinie
 
Here I am at a famous school
I’m dressin’ sharp an’ I’m actin’ cool
I got a cheerleader here wants to help with my paper
Let her do all the work an’ maybe later I’ll rape her
 
Oh God, I am the American dream
I do not think I’m too extreme
An’ I’m a handsome son of a bitch
I’m gonna get a good job an’ be real rich
Get a good, get a good, get a good, get a good job
 
Women’s Liberation
Came creepin’ across the nation
I tell you, people, I was not ready
When I fucked this dyke by the name of Freddie
 
She made a little speech then
Aw, she tried to make me say “when”
She had my balls in a vise, but she left the dick
I guess it’s still hooked on, but now it shoots too quick
 
Oh God, I am the American dream
But now I smell like Vaseline
An’ I’m a miserable son of a bitch
Am I a boy or a lady? I don’t know which
I wonder wonder, wonder wonder
 
So I went out an’ bought me a leisure suit
I jingle my change, but I’m still kinda cute
Got a job doin’ radio promo
An’ none of the jocks can even tell I’m a homo
 
Eventually me an’ a friend
Sorta drifted along into S&M

I can take about an hour on the Tower of Power
Along as I gets a little golden shower
 
Oh God, I am the American dream
With a spindle up my butt till it makes me scream
An’ I’ll do anything to get ahead
I lay awake nights sayin’: “Thank you, Fred!”
 
Oh God, oh God, I’m so fantastic
Thanks to Freddie, I’m a sexual spastic
And my name is Bobby Brown
Watch me now; I’m goin’ down
And my name is Bobby Brown
Watch me now; I’m goin’ down
And my name is Bobby Brown
Watch me now; I’m goin’ down
 
Ha-ha
 
[Patrick O’Hearn] Yeah, I knew you’d be surprised…

10. Rubber shirt


[Special note by FZ] The bass part is extracted from a four track master which I had Patrick O’Hearn overdub on a medium tempo guitar solo track in 4/4. The notes chosen were more or less specified during the overdub session, and so it was not completely an improvised “bass solo”. The bass track was peeled off the master and transferred to one track of another studio 24 track master for a slow song in 11/4. The result of this experimental re-synchronization (the same technique was used on the “Zoot Allures” album in “Friendly little finger”) is the piece you are listening to. All of the sensitive, interesting interplay between the bass and drums never actually happened. Also note, the guitar solo section of the song “Yo’ mama” was done the same way.
 
[Instrumental]
 
[Patrick O’Hearn] Why don’t you take it down to C-sharp, Ernie?

11. The Sheik Yerbouti tango {The little house I used to live in}


[Notes by FZ] This selection and “Rat tomago” were recorded on a portable four track Scully. The sound quality is not as clear as other parts of the album, but what the fuck…
 
[Instrumental]

12. Baby snakes


Baby snakes
[FZ] Late at night is when they come out
Baby snakes
Sure you know what I’m talkin’ about
Pink an’ wet
They make the best kinda pet
Baby…
Baby…
Snakes
 
I looked around an’ there’s a couple right near me
Baby snakes
Maybe I think they can probably hear me
Pink an’ wet
I’ll take all I can get
Baby…
Baby…
Baby…
Sna-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-kes
YEAH!
 
They live in a ho-ho-ho-ho-hole
Tiny hole
That is usually empty
Usually empty
Tiny too
 
They live by a co-co-a-co-a-co-co-a-code
Dit dit dit dit dit dit dit dit dit dit dit dit dit dit dit dit
That is usually SMPTE
Which stands for
Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers
 
But maybe I think
That is what keeps them in sync
They’re wet an’ they’re pink
I think I’ll give ‘em a… give ‘em a… give ‘em a drink
 
Baby sna-a-a-a-a-akes

13. Tryin’ to grow a chin


[Terry Bozzio] Hey!
I’m only fourteen, sickly an’ thin
Tried all of my life just to grow me a chin
It popped out once, yeah, but my dad pushed it in
Tell me, why did he hurt me?
Lord, he’s my next of kin…
He’s a mex-i-kin
 
I’m lonely an’ green, too small for my shirt
If Simmons was here I could feature my hurt
Scared of the future an’ I hope I don’t grow
Listen, I know nobody likes me
‘Cause everywhere that I go
They say no
They say no!
They say NO!
 
NO!
 
They say NO!
 
Now I am older, got a place in the town, babe
Got a chin on my shoulder an’ it keeps growing down an’ down an’ down
I’m horny an’ lonely, an’ I wish I was dead
Somebody tell me why am I livin’?
Lord, I wanna be dead instead
That’s right, I said
I wanna be dead instead
Now dig this:
 
I wanna be dead
In bed
Please kill me
‘Cause that would thrill me
Get the picture?
I wanna be dead
In bed
Please kill me
‘Cause that would thrill me
I wanna be dead
Yes, I wanna be dead instead
In bed
Please kill me
‘Cause that would thrill me
Be dead in bed, yeah
I wanna be dead
Yes it sure is my name, it’s Terry Ted, Terry Ted
In bed
Please kill me
‘Cause that would thrill me
Kill me
I wanna be dead
Thrill me
In bed
Fill me
Please kill me
With some love
‘Cause that would thrill me
Kill me
I wanna be dead
Thrill me
In bed
Yea-ah-ow!
Please kill me
‘Cause that would thrill me
 

One more time for the world!
 
I wanna be dead
Yeah-hey!
In bed
I wanna be dead instead
Please kill me
Be dead in bed
‘Cause that would thrill me
I wanna be dead
Love my little girl
In bed
Gimme some head, hey hey hey
Please kill me
‘Cause that would thrill me
I wanna be dead
‘Cause I’m only fourteen
In bed
Sickly an’ thin
Please kill me
‘Cause that would thrill me
I wanna be dead
Too small for my shirt
In bed
Feature my hurt
Please kill me
Yeah-hey!
‘Cause that would thrill me

14. City of tiny lites


[Adrian Belew] City of tiny lites
Don’t you wanna go?
Hear the tiny auto horns
When they tiny blow
 
Tiny lightnin’
In the storm
Tiny blankets
Keep you warm
Tiny pillows
Tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny sheets
Talkin’ ‘bout them tiny cookies
That the peoples eat
 
City of tiny lites
Maybe you should know
That it’s over there
In the tiny dirt somewhere
 
[FZ] You can see it any time
When you get the squints
From your downers and your wine
You’re so big
It’s so tiny
Every cloud is silver line-y
The great escape for all of you
 
Tiny is as tiny do
Tiny is as tiny do
Tiny is as tiny do
Tiny is as tiny do
 
[Instrumental]
 
[Adrian Belew] City of tiny lites
Don’t you wanna go?
Hear the tiny auto horns
When they tiny blow
 
Tiny lightnin’
In the storm
Tiny blankets
Keep you warm
Tiny pillows
Tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny sheets
Talkin’ ‘bout them tiny cookies
That the peoples eat
That the peoples eat
That the peoples eats
That the peoples eat
 
And it’s over there
And it’s over there
And it’s over there
And it’s over there

15. Dancin’ fool


[FZ] I don’t know much about dancin’, that’s why I got this song

One of my legs is shorter than the other an’ both my feet’s too long
‘Course now right along with ‘em, I got no natural rhythm
But I go dancin’ every night, hopin’ one day I might get it right
 
I’m a… dancin’ fool
Dancin’ fool
I’m a… dancin’ fool
I’m a… dancin’ fool
Dancin’ fool
I’m a… dancin’ fool
 
I hear that beat, I jump outta my seat, but I can’t compete
‘Cause I’m a… dancin’ fool
Dancin’ fool
I’m a… dancin’ fool
 
The disco folks all dressed up like they’s fit to kill
I walk on in an’ see ‘em there gonna give them all a thrill
When they see me comin’ they all steps aside
They has a fit while I commit my social suicide
 
I’m a… dancin’ fool
Dancin’ fool
I’m a… dancin’ fool
I’m a… dancin’ fool
Dancin’ fool
I’m a… dancin’ fool
 

The beat goes on an’ I’m so wrong
The beat goes on an’ I’m so wrong
The beat goes on an’ I’m so wrong
 
The beat goes on an’ I’m so wrong
The beat goes on an’ I’m so wrong
The beat goes on an’ I’m so wrong
The beat goes on an’ I’m so wrong
 
I may be totally wrong but I’m a… dancin’ fool
I may be totally wrong but I’m a… dancin’ fool
 

Yowsa, yowsa, yowsa!
 
I got it all together now with my very own disco clothes, hey!
My shirt’s half open, t’show you my chain an’ the spoon for up my nose
“I am really somethin’”, that’s what you’d probably say
So smoke your little smoke, drink your little drink, while I dance all night away
 
I’m a… dancin’ fool
I’m a… dancin’ fool
I’m a… dancin’ fool
I’m a… dancin’ fool
HE’S A… DANCIN’ FOOL
 
I may be totally wrong but I’m a…
I may be totally wrong but I’m a…
I may be totally wrong but I’m a…
I may be totally wrong but I’m a FOOL-UH!
 
Hey darlin’… can I buy ya a coupla drinks?
Ki-ni-shinai!
Lookin’ for Mister Goodbar? Here he is!

Wait a minute… I’ve got it… you’re an Italian!
Ki-ni-shinai!
Hah? You’re Jewish?
Oh, love your nails…
Ki-ni-shinai!
You must be a Libra…
Your place or mine?
 
[Patrick O’Hearn] Heh heh heh ye-yes!

16. Jewish princess


[FZ] I want a nasty little Jewish princess
La-la-la
With long phony nails and a hairdo that rinses
Wee-oo-oo
A horny little Jewish princess
With a garlic aroma that could level Tacoma
FAH!
 
Lonely inside
Well, she can swallow my pride
 
I need a hairy little Jewish princess
La-la-la
With a brand new nose
Oo-ee-oo
Who knows where it goes?
I want a steamy little Jewish princess
KSSSH!
With over-worked gums, who squeaks when she cums
 
I don’t want no troll
I just want a Yemenite hole
 
I want a darling little Jewish princess
La-la-la
Who don’t know shit about cooking and is arrogant looking
Woo-eee-ooo
A vicious little Jewish princess
To specifically happen with a pee-pee that’s snappin’
 
All up inside
I just want a princess to ride
 
Awright, back to the top…
Hi-yo, Silver! Away!
 
Everybody twist!
 
I want a funky little Jewish princess
La-la-la

A grinder, a bumper, with a pre-moistened dumper
A brazen little Jewish princess
HI-YO!
With titanic tits
WHOAH!
And sand-blasted zits
 
She can even be poor
So long as she does it with four on the floor
Vapor-lock
 
I want a dainty little Jewish princess
La-la-la
With a couple of sisters who can raise a few blisters
A fragile little Jewish princess
HI-YO!
With Rumanian thighs, who weasels an’ lies

For two or three nights
Won’t someone send me a princess who bites?
Won’t someone send me a princess who bites?
Won’t someone send me a princess who bites?
Won’t someone send me a princess who bites?

17. Wild love


Many well-dressed people in several locations are kissing quite a bit
Yea-ah!
Later in the evening, leaves will fall, tears will flow, wind will blow, some rain, some snow
 
A fireplace, maybe, a kiss or two, and down they’ll go
But that’s the way it goes sometimes
That’s the way
You just might find yerself in the clutches of some wild love
 
Mama stroked his dinger, daddy got a stinky finger in those days of long ago
Yeah-ah!
Later in the evening, she’d complain, they’d refrain, he’d go home an’ hone his bone
 
A tragic case, maybe, but also true, I’m sure you know
But that’s the way it goes sometimes
That’s the way
You just might find yourself in the clutches of some wild love
 
Now’days you get dressed up an’ later you get messed up but still you’re pretty hip
Yeah-ah!
Later in the evening, you’ll explain, she’ll remain, you’re real modern, she’s the same
 
A frantic pace, maybe, but who’s to say where it will go
 
[Instrumental]

18. Yo’ mama


[Notes by FZ] The basic track for vocal sections and middle of guitar solo were recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London. Guitar solo is from a four track recording made in some little town outside of Nurnberg that I can’t remember the name of.
 
[FZ] Maybe you should stay with yo’ mama
Mama!
She could do your laundry an’ cook for you
Maybe you should stay with yo’ mama
Mama!
You’re really kinda stupid an’ ugly too
 
WELL
Maybe you should stay with yo’ mama
She could do your laundry an’ cook for you
Maybe you should stay with yo’ mama
You’re really kinda stupid an’ ugly too
 
You ain’t really made for bein’ out in the street
Ain’t much hope for a fool like you
‘Cause if you play the game, you will get beat
 
Maybe you should stay with yo’ mama
Mama!
She could do your laundry an’ cook for you
Maybe you should stay with yo’ mama
Mama!
You’re really kinda stupid an’ ugly too
 
AND
You should never smoke in pajamas
You might start a fire an’ burn yer face
Maybe you’ll return to Managua
WELL
You could go unnoticed in such a place
 
[Instrumental]
 
Maybe you should stay with yo’ mama
Mama!
She could do your laundry an’ cook for you
Maybe you should stay with yo’ mama
Mama!
You’re really kinda stupid an’ ugly too
 
AND
You should never smoke in pajamas
You might start a fire an’ burn yer face
Maybe you’ll return to Managua
You could go unnoticed in such a place
 
You ain’t really made for bein’ out in the street
Ain’t much hope for a fool like you
‘Cause if you play the game, you will get beat
 
WELL
YO’ MAMA
GO ON HOMEWARD
YO’ MAMA
 
[FZ] Patrick O’Hearn, Adrian Belew, Tommy Mars, Terry Bozzio, Peter Wolf, Ed Mann!
Thanks for coming to the concert, good night!





English lyrics from site Information Is Not Knowledge.