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==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
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She had that<br />
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Camarillo brillo<br />
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Flamin' out along her head,<br />
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I mean her Mendocino bean-o<br />
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By where some bugs had made it red<br />
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<br />
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She ruled the Toads of the Short Forest<br />
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And every newt in Idaho<br />
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And every cricket who had chorused<br />
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By the bush in Buffalo<br />
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<br />
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She said she was<br />
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A Magic Mama<br />
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And she could throw a mean Tarot<br />
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And carried on without a comma<br />
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That she was someone I should know<br />
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<br />
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She had a snake for a pet<br />
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And an amulet<br />
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And she was breeding a dwarf<br />
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But she wasn't done yet<br />
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She had gray-green skin<br />
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A doll with a pin<br />
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I told her she was awright<br />
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But I couldn't come in<br />
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<i>(I couldn't come in right then ... )</i><br />
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<br />
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And so she wandered<br />
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Through the door-way<br />
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Just like a shadow from the tomb<br />
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She said her stereo was four-way<br />
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An' I'd just love it in her room<br />
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<br />
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Well, I was born<br />
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To have adventure<br />
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So I just followed up the steps<br />
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Right past her fuming incense stencher<br />
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To where she hung her castanets<br />
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<br />
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She stripped away<br />
 +
Her rancid poncho<br />
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An' laid out naked by the door<br />
 +
We did it till we were un-concho<br />
 +
An' it was useless any more<br />
 +
<br />
 +
She had a snake for a pet<br />
 +
And an amulet<br />
 +
And she was breeding a dwarf<br />
 +
But she wasn't done yet<br />
 +
She had gray-green skin<br />
 +
A doll with a pin<br />
 +
I told her she was awright<br />
 +
But I couldn't come in<br />
 +
<i>(actually, I was very busy then)</i><br />
 +
<br />
 +
And so she wandered<br />
 +
Through the door-way<br />
 +
Just like a shadow from the tomb<br />
 +
She said her stereo was four-way<br />
 +
An' I'd just love it in her room<br />
 +
<br />
 +
Well, I was born<br />
 +
To have adventure<br />
 +
So I just followed up the steps<br />
 +
Right past her fuming incense stencher<br />
 +
To where she hung her castanets<br />
 +
<br />
 +
She said she was<br />
 +
A Magic Mama<br />
 +
And she could throw a mean Tarot<br />
 +
And carried on without a comma<br />
 +
That she was someone I should know<br />
 +
<br />
 +
<i>(Is that a real poncho ... I mean<br />
 +
Is that a Mexican poncho or is that a Sears poncho?<br />
 +
Hmmm ... no foolin' ... )</i>
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==Players On This Song==
 
==Players On This Song==
 
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==
 
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==
 
===Singles===
 
===Singles===
 
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* [[Don't Eat The Yellow Snow|Don't Eat The Yellow Snow]] (02:07) / [[Camarillo Brillo|Camarillo Brillo]] (03:59) - Frank Zappa (1974)
<b>Don't Eat The Yellow Snow / Camarillo Brillo - Frank Zappa (1974)</b>
 
* [[Don't Eat The Yellow Snow|Don't Eat The Yellow Snow]] (02:07)
 
* [[Camarillo Brillo|Camarillo Brillo]] (03:59)
 
 
 
 
===Zappa Albums===
 
===Zappa Albums===
 
In order of recording:
 
In order of recording:
 
* [[Over-Nite Sensation]]
 
* [[Over-Nite Sensation]]
 
* [[Unmitigated Audacity (BTB)|Unmitigated Audacity]]
 
* [[Unmitigated Audacity (BTB)|Unmitigated Audacity]]
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* [[Bubble Cream Cheese]]
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* [[An Evening In Detroit]]
 
* [[What's New In Loreley?]]
 
* [[What's New In Loreley?]]
 
* [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]]
 
* [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]]
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* [[Philly '76]]
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* [[Hammersmith Odeon (The Album)]]
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* [[Understanding America]]
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* [[Halloween 77]]
  
 
===Tributes &amp; Cover Albums===
 
===Tributes &amp; Cover Albums===
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==Notes About This Song==
 
==Notes About This Song==
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Frequently segues into [[Muffin Man]] when performed live, although they originally appeared on different albums.
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==CC Clues In This Song==
 
==CC Clues In This Song==
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*The lyrics mention the [[Short Forest]].
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*The lyrics mention the [[Sears Poncho]].
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*A star on the ''[[One Size Fits All]]'' back cover is called ''"Henna Brillo"'', again in reference to [[Janet Ferguson]]
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[[Category:Singles]]
 
[[Category:Singles]]
 
[[Category:Tracks]]
 
[[Category:Tracks]]
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[[Category:Tracks with sexual topics]]

Latest revision as of 08:18, 8 December 2021


Lyrics

She had that
Camarillo brillo
Flamin' out along her head,
I mean her Mendocino bean-o
By where some bugs had made it red

She ruled the Toads of the Short Forest
And every newt in Idaho
And every cricket who had chorused
By the bush in Buffalo

She said she was
A Magic Mama
And she could throw a mean Tarot
And carried on without a comma
That she was someone I should know

She had a snake for a pet
And an amulet
And she was breeding a dwarf
But she wasn't done yet
She had gray-green skin
A doll with a pin
I told her she was awright
But I couldn't come in
(I couldn't come in right then ... )

And so she wandered
Through the door-way
Just like a shadow from the tomb
She said her stereo was four-way
An' I'd just love it in her room

Well, I was born
To have adventure
So I just followed up the steps
Right past her fuming incense stencher
To where she hung her castanets

She stripped away
Her rancid poncho
An' laid out naked by the door
We did it till we were un-concho
An' it was useless any more

She had a snake for a pet
And an amulet
And she was breeding a dwarf
But she wasn't done yet
She had gray-green skin
A doll with a pin
I told her she was awright
But I couldn't come in
(actually, I was very busy then)

And so she wandered
Through the door-way
Just like a shadow from the tomb
She said her stereo was four-way
An' I'd just love it in her room

Well, I was born
To have adventure
So I just followed up the steps
Right past her fuming incense stencher
To where she hung her castanets

She said she was
A Magic Mama
And she could throw a mean Tarot
And carried on without a comma
That she was someone I should know

(Is that a real poncho ... I mean
Is that a Mexican poncho or is that a Sears poncho?
Hmmm ... no foolin' ... )

Players On This Song

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Singles

Zappa Albums

In order of recording:

Tributes & Cover Albums

Notes About This Song

Frequently segues into Muffin Man when performed live, although they originally appeared on different albums.

CC Clues In This Song