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==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
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Ah-oh-oh-oh ah-oh-oh-oh ah-oh-oh-oh oh-oh<br />
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<br />
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Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah <br />
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Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah <br />
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Yow-ooh <br />
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Yow-yoo-yow <br />
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La-la la-la la-la la-la <br />
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Ba-la ba-la na-la<br />
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<br />
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She was the daughter of a wealthy<br />
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Florentine Pogen<br />
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(You-ooh) <br />
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Read 'em 'n weep<br />
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Was here adjustable slogan <br />
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(Ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh)<br />
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<br />
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She was a debutante daisy<br />
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With a color-note organ<br />
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Deep in the street<br />
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She drove a '59 Morgan<br />
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<br />
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WOO-LAH!<br />
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<br />
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That's the kinda step she takes<br />
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When her hot breaks hot brakes<br />
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That's the kinda sound she makes<br />
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<i>(ooh, let go uh me)</i><br />
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When her crab cakes<br />
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<i>(Arf arf arf)</i><br />
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<br />
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She didn't like it when her fan belt<br />
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Shrunk & got shorter<br />
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<i>(Ointment)</i><br />
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Battery leaks could nearly cost her a quarter<br />
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<br />
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She didn't want to go home<br />
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An' watch the pestle go mortar<br />
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Later she speaks<br />
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On how Perellis might court her<br />
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<br />
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<i>Na-na-na, na-na-noo<br />
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Na-na-na, yah-ah-hoo<br />
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Na-na-na, na-na-noo<br />
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Na-na-na, yah-ah-hoo</i><br />
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<br />
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She was the daughter<br />
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Ah-ah-ahhh<br />
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Of a wealthy<br />
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Florentine Pogen<br />
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Po-oh-wo-oh-oh<br />
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Po-oh-wo-oh-oh<br />
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Po-oh-wo-oh-oh<br />
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Ga-ya-ee-annnn<br />
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<br />
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<i>Read 'em 'n weep<br />
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Read 'em 'n weep<br />
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(Take a booger home with you to)<br />
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Read 'em 'n weep<br />
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<br />
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Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay <br />
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Ah-ooh-ah-ooh-ah-ooh-ah-HAH<br />
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Ah-ooh-ah-ooh-ah-ooh-ah-HAH</i><br />
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<br />
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Chester's go-rilla<br />
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She go oink<br />
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Chester's go-rilla<br />
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She go quack<br />
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Chester's go-rilla<br />
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She go moo<br />
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Chester's go-rilla<br />
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She go<br />
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<i>Hratche-plche<br />
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Hratche-plche</i>
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==Players On This Song==
 
==Players On This Song==
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[[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life|THE BEST BAND YOU NEVER HEARD IN YOUR LIFE]] version
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* [[Frank Zappa]] - lead guitar, computer-synth, vocal
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* [[Ike Willis]] - rhythm guitar, synth, vocal
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* [[Mike Keneally]] - rhythm guitar, synth, vocal
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* [[Bobby Martin]] - keyboards, vocal
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* [[Ed Mann]] - vibes, marimba, electronic percussion
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* [[Walt Fowler]] - trumpet, flugel horn, synth
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* [[Bruce Fowler]] - trombone
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* [[Paul Carman]] - alto sax, soprano sax, baritone sax
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* [[Albert Wing]] - tenor sax
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* [[Kurt McGettrick]] - baritone sax, bass sax, contrabass clarinet
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* [[Scott Thunes]] - electric bass, mini-moog
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* [[Chad Wackerman]] - drums, electronic percussion
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==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==
 
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==
 
===Zappa Albums===
 
===Zappa Albums===
 
* [[One Size Fits All]]
 
* [[One Size Fits All]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]]
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* [[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]]
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* [[The Dub Room Special! (The Album)]]
  
 
===Tributes &amp; Cover Albums===
 
===Tributes &amp; Cover Albums===
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==Notes About This Song==
 
==Notes About This Song==
 
==CC Clues In This Song==
 
==CC Clues In This Song==
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*The song makes reference to [[Chester Thompson]]'s encounter with a particular [[Groupies (CC)|groupie]] ("Chester's gorilla").
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*It briefly cites ''"[[Louie Louie (CC)|Louie Louie]]"'' at 3:07 (''[[One Size Fits All]]'' version).
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* The sound [[Hratche-plche]] is made again, just as in ''[[Brown Shoes Don't Make It]]''.
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* The ''[[Fan Belt]]'' in the song's lyrics: ''"She didn't like it when her fan belt shrunk and got shorter"'' is also a constellation on the back cover of ''[[One Size Fits All]]''.
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[[Category:Tracks]]
 
[[Category:Tracks]]

Revision as of 14:31, 20 September 2011

Lyrics

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

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Yow-ooh
Yow-yoo-yow
La-la la-la la-la la-la
Ba-la ba-la na-la

She was the daughter of a wealthy
Florentine Pogen
(You-ooh)
Read 'em 'n weep
Was here adjustable slogan
(Ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh)

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 brakes
That's the kinda sound she makes
(ooh, let go uh me)
When her crab cakes
(Arf arf arf)

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

Na-na-na, na-na-noo
Na-na-na, yah-ah-hoo
Na-na-na, na-na-noo
Na-na-na, yah-ah-hoo


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
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


Chester's go-rilla
She go oink
Chester's go-rilla
She go quack
Chester's go-rilla
She go moo
Chester's go-rilla
She go
Hratche-plche
Hratche-plche

Players On This Song

THE BEST BAND YOU NEVER HEARD IN YOUR LIFE version

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Zappa Albums

Tributes & Cover Albums

Notes About This Song

CC Clues In This Song