Bobby Brown Goes Down

Lyrics

Hey there, people, I'm Bobby Brown
They say I'm the cutest boy in town
My car is fast, my teeth is shiney
I tell all the girls they can kiss my heinie
Here I am at a famous school
I'm dressin' sharp 'n I'm
Actin' cool
I got a cheerleader here wants to help with my paper
Let her do all the work 'n maybe later I'll rape her

Oh God I am the American dream
I do not think I'm too extreme
An' I'm a handsome sonofabitch
I'm gonna get a good job 'n be real rich
(Get a good, get a good, get a good, get a good job)

Women's Liberation
Came creepin' across the nation
I tell you people, I was not ready
When I fucked this dyke by the name of Freddie
She made a little speech then,
Aw, she tried to make me say when
She had my balls in a vice, but she left the dick
I guess it's still hooked on, but now it shoots too quick

Oh God I am the American dream
(P.U.)
But now I smell like Vaseline
An' I'm a miserable sonofabitch
Am I a boy or a lady . . . I don't know which
(I wonder wonder, wonder wonder)

So I went out 'n bought me a leisure suit
I jingle my change, but I'm still kinda cute
Got a job doin' radio promo
An' none of the jocks can even tell I'm a homo
Eventually me 'n a friend
Sorta of drifted along into S&M
I can take about an hour on the tower of power
'Long as I gets a little golden shower

Oh God I am the American dream
With a spindle up my butt till it makes me scream
An' I'll do anything to get ahead
I lay awake nights sayin', "Thank you, Fred!"
Oh God, Oh God, I'm so fantastic!
Thanks to Freddie, I'm a sexual spastic
And my name is Bobby Brown
Watch me now; I'm goin' down,
And my name is Bobby Brown
Watch me now; I'm goin' down,
And my name is Bobby Brown
Watch me now; I'm goin' down

Ha-ha . . .

O'Hearn:
Yeah . . . I knew you'd be surprised . . .

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Singles

• Bobby Brown (02:50) / Baby Snakes (01:51) - Frank Zappa (1979)
• Bobby Brown (02:50) / Stick It Out (04:34) - Frank Zappa (1979)
• Bobby Brown Goes Down (02:50) / Valley Girl (04:50) / The Torture Never Stops (09:46) - Frank Zappa (1995)
• Bobby Brown Goes Down (02:50) / I Have Been In You (03:34) / Dancin' Fool (03:44) - Frank Zappa (1995)

Zappa Albums

In order of recording:

• Sheik Yerbouti, on LP release as Bobby Brown. Same take on:
  • Strictly Commercial
  • Have I Offended Someone?
• Saarbrücken 1978 as Bobby Brown
• At The Circus as Bobby Brown
• You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3. Same take on:
  • Cheap Thrills
• Buffalo

Tributes & Cover Albums

• Sheik Yerbouti: Insanity Sauce as a short excerpt in track Insanity Sauce

Notes About This Song

In Europa this song was a huge hit. In Norway it even reached the top of the charts.