FRANK ZAPPA MUDD CLUB (TF) LYRICS

 
Basic track:
July-September, 1980
UMRK

Ike Willis--rhythm guitar and vocals
Ray White--rhythm guitar and vocals
Tommy Mars--keyboards
Arthur Barrow--bass
Motorhead Sherwood--tenor Sax
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Chad Wackerman--drums

Sister Owl-Gonkwin-Jane Cow-Hoon:

And here we are,
At the Mudd Club, y'all!
I hope you enjoy yourself,
'Cause the show's about to begin!

Ensemble:

Hey, they're really dancin',
(They're on AUTO-DESTRUCT)
On the floor
On the pipe
Bouncin' off-a the wall

Hey, the people here are really
Tearin' it up
On the side
In the back
By the front of the stage

They ain't really crazy
(You can take it from me)
I should know,
'Cause I go
Every time I'm in town

If you never tried it,
Lemme straighten you out:
It's the best kinda place
To un-fasten yerself!

MUDD CLUB!

Thing-Fish:

All the way downtown!

Ensemble:

MUDD CLUB!

Thing-Fish:

They ain't messin' around!

Ensemble:

MUDD CLUB!

Thing-Fish:

Just turn to the left 'n look around,
Because it's there SOMEWHERE!

If you ain't found it,
Better hurry up!
The folks down there's on
AUTO-DESTRUCT,
And so can YOU be, TOO!
(De fact o' de matter,
it's MADE FOR YOU!)

Try it on a Saturday
'Bout four o'clock in the mornin',
Or even a Monday,
At midnight,
When there's just a few
Of them severely ignint white folks
Doin' the Peppermint Twist (for real)

In a black sack dress,
(With nine-inch heels),
And then a guy
With a BLUE MOHAWK come in,
In Serious Leather . . .

(And all the rest
Of whom
For which
To when-so-never
Of partially indeterminate
Biochemical degradation

SEEK 'THE PATH'
To the sudsy yellow nozzle
Of their
Foaming nocturnal
Parametric-digital
Whole-wheat/inter-faith
Geo-thermal
Terpsichorean Ejectamenta)

In Serious Leather!
In Serious Chains!

'N den dey works de wall!
Dey works de floor!
Dey works de pipe!
'N dey works de wall SOME MORE!

In Serious Leather!
Serious Chains!
Serious Clothing!

From when they come downtown
From the ruins of Studio '54
To Twist 'n Frugg,
In an arrogant gesture to
THE BEST
Of what de 20th Century have to offer,
Including a generous supply
Of 'IGNINT McNUGGET'!

QUENTIN ROBERT DE NAMELAND
Down there right now,
With a whole face-full of 'IGNINT McNUGGET',
Looking for a virgin with nice breath!

Sister Jasmina Noxema-Tapioca & Sister Potato-Head Bobby Brown:
(two-part harmony)

Why, maybe it's YOU!

Thing-Fish:

And YOU don't even know it!

Ensemble:

Hey, they're really dancin',

Thing-Fish:

Dey REALLY dancin' . . .

Ensemble:

They're on AUTO-DESTRUCT!
On the floor
On the pipe
Bouncin' off-a the wall!

Thing-Fish:

Right offa dat wall, too!

Ensemble:

Hey, the people here are really
Tearin' it up

Thing-Fish:

Dey tearin' it off!

Ensemble:

On the side
In the back
By the front of the stage

Thing-Fish:

Took de boy's Mohawk off!

Ensemble:

They ain't really crazy
(You can take it from me)

Thing-Fish:

Uh-OH! I smells trubba!

Ensemble:

I should know,
'Cause I go
Every time I'm in town

Thing-Fish:

CHRISTIANS comin' up!

Ensemble:

If you never tried it,
Lemme straighten you out:

Thing-Fish:

Lemme straighten you out, now . . .

Ensemble:
It's the best kinda place
To un-fasten yerself, while you . . .

Thing-Fish:

Get off dat wall now . . .