Mudd Club
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Lyrics
- You Are What You Is version
And here we are, at the Mudd Club, y'all . . .
I hope you enjoy yourself, 'cause the show's about
To begin . . .
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 unfasten yerself
MUDD CLUB
All the way downtown
MUDD CLUB
They ain't messin' around
MUDD CLUB
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
(The fact of the 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 those
Fabulous Poodles
Doin' the Peppermint Twist for real
In a black sack dress with nine inch heels
And then a guy with a blue mohawk comes in
In Serious Leather . . .
(And all the rest of whom for which
To whensonever of partially indeterminate
Bio-chemical 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
Then they work the wall
They work the pipe
They work the floor
'N they work the 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 the 20th Century has to offer
Al Malkin's down there right now,
Looking for a virgin with nice breath . . .
(Why, maybe it's you . . .
And you don't even know it!)
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 unfasten yerself
- Thing-Fish version
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 . . .
Players On This Song
- Thing-Fish version
- Ike Willis rhythm guitar and vocals
- Ray White rhythm guitar and vocals
- Tommy Mars keyboards
- Arthur Barrow bass
- Motorhead Sherwood Tenor Sax
- Chad Wackerman drums
