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==Lyrics==
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<br>Eat your greens
 
<br>Don't forget your beans & celery
 
<br>Don't forget to bring
 
<br>Your fake I.D.
 
<br>Eat a bunch of these
 
<br>MAGNIFICENT
 
<br>With sauerkraut
 
<br>MMMMMMMMMMM
 
<br>Sauerkraut
 
<br>Eat a grape, a fig
 
<br>A crumpet too . . .
 
<br>You'll pump 'em right through
 
<br>Doo-wee-ooo
 
<br>
 
<br>Eat your shoes
 
<br>Don't forget the strings
 
<br>And sox
 
<br>Even eat the box
 
<br>Your bought 'em in
 
<br>You can eat the truck
 
<br>That brought 'em in
 
<br>Garbage truck
 
<br>MMMMMMMMMMMMouldy
 
<br>Garbage truck
 
<br>Eat the truck & driver
 
<br>And his gloves
 
<br>NUTRITIOUSNESS
 
<br>DELICIOUSNESS
 
<br>WORTHLESSNESS
 
==Players On This Song==
 
[[Uncle Meat|UNCLE MEAT]] version
 
* [[Frank Zappa]] guitar, low grade vocals, percussion
 
* [[Ray Collins]] swell vocals
 
* [[Jimmy Carl Black]] drums, droll humor, poverty
 
* [[Roy Estrada]] electric bass, chesseburgers, Pachuco falsetto
 
* [[Don Preston|Don (Dom De Wild) Preston]] electric piano, tarot cards, brown rice
 
* [[Bunk Gardner|Bunk (Sweetpants) Gardner]] piccolo, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, bassoon
 
* [[Ian Underwood]] electric organ, piano, harpsichord, celeste, flute, clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax, special assistance, copyist, industrial relations & teen appeal
 
* [[Arthur Tripp|Artie (With the Green Mustache) Tripp]] drums, timpani, vibes, marimba, xylophone, wood blocks, bells, small chimes, cheerful outlook & specific enquiries
 
* [[Motorhead|Euclid James (Motorhead/Motorishi) Sherwood]] pop star, frenetic tenor sax stylings, tambourine, choreography, obstinance & equipment setter-upper when he's not hustling local groupies
 
  
[[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life|THE BEST BAND YOU NEVER HEARD IN YOUR LIFE]] version
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Mr. Green Genes is a fictional character from the children's tv show "Captain Kangaroo".
* [[Frank Zappa]] - lead guitar, computer-synth, vocal
 
* [[Ike Willis]] - rhythm guitar, synth, vocal
 
* [[Mike Keneally]] - rhythm guitar, synth, vocal
 
* [[Bobby Martin]] - keyboards, vocal
 
* [[Ed Mann]] - vibes, marimba, electronic percussion
 
* [[Walt Fowler]] - trumpet, flugel horn, synth
 
* [[Bruce Fowler]] - trombone
 
* [[Paul Carman]] - alto sax, soprano sax, baritone sax
 
* [[Albert Wing]] - tenor sax
 
* [[Kurt McGettrick]] - baritone sax, bass sax, contrabass clarinet
 
* [[Scott Thunes]] - electric bass, mini-moog
 
* [[Chad Wackerman]] - drums, electronic percussion
 
  
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==  
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==Versions of this Song==  
===Singles===
 
===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===
 
* [[Uncle Meat]]
 
* [[Hot Rats]] as [[Mr. Green Genes|Son Of Mr. Green Genes]] (instrumental)
 
* [[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]]
 
  
===Tribute & Cover Albums===
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===''Uncle Meat'' version===
*[[Le Bocal]]: [[Oh No ! ... Just Another Frank Zappa Memorial Barbecue]]
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*[[Mr. Green Genes (1968 - New York)]]
*[[The Muffin Men]]: [[Muffinz]]
 
  
==Notes About This Song==  
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==CC Clues In This Song==  
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===''Hot Rats'' version===
[[Category:Tracks]]
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*[[Son Of Mr. Green Genes]]
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]]
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===''The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life'' version===
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*[[Mr. Green Genes (1988 - Strasbourg)]]
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[[Category:Fictional characters]]

Latest revision as of 20:09, 26 November 2010


Mr. Green Genes is a fictional character from the children's tv show "Captain Kangaroo".

Versions of this Song

Uncle Meat version


Hot Rats version


The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life version