FRANK ZAPPA FLORENTINE POGEN (HELSINKI 1974) LYRICS

 
Prob. Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki, Finland
September 22, 1974
and
Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK
February 18, 1979

1974 band:
FZ--guitar/vocal
Napoleon Murphy Brock--sax/vocal
George Duke--keyboard/vocal
Ruth Underwood--percussion
Tom Fowler--bass
Chester Thompson--drums
1979 band:
FZ--guitar/vocal
Ike Willis--lead vocal
Denny Walley--slide guitar/vocals
Warren Cuccurullo--guitar
Tommy Mars--keyboards/vocals
Peter Wolf--keyboards
Ed Mann--percussion
Arthur Barrow--bass
Vinnie Colaiuta--drums

Ah-oh-oh-oh ah-oh-oh-oh ah-oh-oh-oh oh-oh

La-la la-la la-la la-la
La-la la-la la-la

She was the daughter of a wealthy
Florentine Pogen
Read 'em 'n weep
Was her adjustable slogan

She was a debutante daisy
With a color-note organ
Deep in the street
She drove a '59 Morgan

WOO-LAH!

That's the kinda step she takes
When her hot breaks hot brake . . .
That's the kinda sound she makes
(ooh, let go uh . . . )
When her crab cakes

She didn't like it when her fan belt
Shrunk & got shorter
(Ointment)
Battery leaks could nearly cost her a quarter

She didn't want to go home
An' watch the pestle go mortar
Later she speaks
On how Perellis might court her

La-la-la, la-la-ooh
La-la-la, la-la-ooh
La-la-la, la-la-ooh
La-la-la, la-la-ooh

She was the daughter
Ah-ah-ahhh
Of a wealthy
Florentine Pogen
Po-oh-wo-oh-oh
Po-oh-wo-oh-oh
Po-oh-wo-oh-oh
Ga-ya-ee-annnn

Read 'em 'n weep
(Take a booger home with you to)
Read 'em 'n weep
(Take a booger home with you to)
Read 'em 'n weep

Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay
Ah-ooh-ah-ooh-ah-ooh-ah-HAH
Ah-ooh-ah-ooh-ah-ooh-ah-HAH

Butzis, Butzis, Butzis . . .
Chester's go-rilla
She go oink
Chester's go-rilla
She go quack
Chester's go-rilla
She go UUHH
Chester's go-rilla
She go