You Didn't Try To Call Me

Lyrics

You didn't try to call me
Why didn't ya try, didn't ya try
Didn't ya know I was lonely?
No matter who I take home
I keep on callin' your name
And you . . .
I need you so bad
You're The One, babe

Tell me, tell me
Who's lovin' ya now
'Cause it worries my mind,
And I can't sleep at all
I stayed home on Friday
Just to wait for your call
And you didn't try to call me

Why didn't ya try, didn't ya try
Didn't ya know I was lonely?
No matter who I take home
I keep on callin' your name
And you...
I need you so bad
You're The One, babe

Tell me, tell me
Who's lovin' ya now
'Cause it worries my mind,
And I can't sleep at all
I stayed home on Friday
Just to wait for your call

I can't say what's right or what's wrong
But I love you
All ya gotta do is call me, babe
'Cause I want you

You make me feel
So excited, girl
I got so hung up on you
From the moment that we met,
That no matter how I try,
I can't keep the tears
From running down my face,
I'm all alone at my place

You didn't try to call me
Why didn't ya try, didn't ya try
Didn't ya know I was lonely?
(Baby...)
Why didn't ya try, didn't ya try
(I say, please!)
Didn't ya know I was lonely?

I stayed home all afternoon, man
I was working on my car
I fixed the upholstery
I fixed the seat so it would tilt back
We were going to go to the drive-in
And you didn't call me, man
I waited, it was Friday night, I remember, man
It was nine o'clock and I was sitting on home
I was still watching television and you didn't try to call me
We'd been going steady for six weeks
And... I thought you were my teen-age thrill
I thought you were my teen angel, man
But you didn't call me
I dig you so much, man, why didn't you call me
If you could have seen me in the afternoon
I was hung up, I even washed the car
I, I reprimered the right front fender, man
We were gonna go, we were gonna go out
And get some root beer afterwards, man
(Baby!)
And I was gonna show everybody my new carburettor
(Baby!)
And you didn't try to call me
(Girl!)

Players On This Song

CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS version

• Frank Zappa (Lead guitar and vocals)
• Ray Collins (lead vocals)
• Roy Estrada (Electric bass and vocals),
• Jimmy Carl Black (Drums)
• Arthur Dyer Tripp III (Drums)
• Ian Underwood (Keyboards and Tenor & alto sax)
• Don Preston (Keyboards)
• Motorhead Sherwood (Baritone sax and tambourine),
• Bunk Gardner (Tenor & alto sax)

1984 Remix:

• Jay Anderson (String bass)
• Arthur Barrow (Bass)
• Chad Wackerman (drums)

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Singles

• Zomby Woof (05:39) / You Didn't Try To Call Me (03:39) - Frank Zappa (1988)

Zappa Albums & Side Projects

Original Albums

• Freak Out!
• Cruising With Ruben & The Jets
• You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1

Beat The Boots
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Compilations
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Unauthorized Compilations
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Samplers & Promos
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Special Editions
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Miscellaneous
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Tribute & Cover Albums

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Notes about this song

FZ liner notes on "Freak Out!" (1966): "'You Didn’t Try To Call Me' was written to describe a situation in which Pamela Zarubica found herself last spring. (Wowie Zowie is what she says when she’s not grouchy... who would guess it could inspire a song? No one would guess. None of you are perceptive enough. Why are you reading this?) The formal structure of 'You Didn’t Try To Call Me' is not revolutionary, but it is interesting. You don’t care."