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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
| + | <br>FZ: Then, from out of the corner from the stage, comes Roy Ralph Estrada, perturbed at the present situation within the Mothers. | ||
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| + | <br>Roy: Domino, Domino, Domino Biz-bo-OH, | ||
| + | <br>Domino Biz-bo-OH, Amen, Domino Biz-bo, Hallelujah, eh . . . | ||
| + | <br>Ian: Et cum spiritu tuo . . . | ||
| + | <br>Roy: Ian, I don't think I qualify for the Mothers | ||
| + | <br>(FZ: They're making up their lines as they go along, isn't it thrilling?) | ||
| + | <br>Ian: Why, Roy? | ||
| + | <br>Roy: Because I don't think I'm qualified. I think, I think I'm holding the group back because I'm a MEXICAN. And also because I don't play bass good. | ||
| + | <br>Ian: I don't care how you can play bass but we have NO MEXICANS in this group. | ||
| + | <br>Roy: And I wanna join your group. | ||
| + | <br>Ian: No Mexicans! | ||
| + | <br>Roy: I can sing opera, I have already quit, I cut my hair, I got all my shit together here. I can do it. | ||
| + | <br>Ian: I don't care how you look you gotta be able to cut the part. | ||
| + | <br>Roy: I can sing. Please. Please, Ian, give me a CHANCE. | ||
| + | <br>Ian: I don't believe you can sing. | ||
| + | <br>Roy: Ah, PLEASE! Ah, Ian, please, hear my PLEA! PLEASE, IAN! PLE-E-E-EASE! I can do it, give me a CHANCE! PLEASE! Please, IAN! | ||
| + | <br>(FZ: Try me!) | ||
| + | <br>Roy: BWAH-AH-AH-AH! Please! | ||
| + | <br>Ian: Okay Mexican | ||
| + | <br>Roy: Please? | ||
| + | <br>Ian: Okay Mexican | ||
| + | <br>Roy: Okay. | ||
| + | <br>Ian: Sing this note: | ||
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| + | <br>Roy (with JCB): You think everything gonna be alright. | ||
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| + | <br>Ian: Okay. You passed the first part of your audition. Now you gotta sing . . . | ||
| + | <br>Roy: Mi, mi, mi, mi . . . | ||
==Players On This Song== | ==Players On This Song== | ||
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared== | ==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared== | ||
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* [[Ahead Of Their Time]] | * [[Ahead Of Their Time]] | ||
===Tribute & Cover Albums=== | ===Tribute & Cover Albums=== | ||
| − | ==Notes About This Song== | + | ==Notes About This Song== |
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| + | This track is part of the Zappa's one-time stage production ''[[Progress? (The Play)|Progress?]]''. | ||
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| + | [[Roy Estrada]] was dressed as [[Pope Paul VI]] during this performance, in reference to the Holy Father's condemnation of contraceptives, only a few weeks back. Estrada sang in Latin, carrying a plastic pail with the inscription ''"No More Ugly Babies"'' while throwing Smarties (representing birth-control pills). | ||
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==CC Clues In This Song== | ==CC Clues In This Song== | ||
| + | * The line "Domino vobiscum et cum spiritum tuo" would later reappear in ''[[Father O'Blivion]]'' and ''[[The Mammy Nuns]]''. | ||
[[Category:Tracks]] | [[Category:Tracks]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Spoken word tracks]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:47, 15 December 2021
Lyrics
FZ: Then, from out of the corner from the stage, comes Roy Ralph Estrada, perturbed at the present situation within the Mothers.
Roy: Domino, Domino, Domino Biz-bo-OH,
Domino Biz-bo-OH, Amen, Domino Biz-bo, Hallelujah, eh . . .
Ian: Et cum spiritu tuo . . .
Roy: Ian, I don't think I qualify for the Mothers
(FZ: They're making up their lines as they go along, isn't it thrilling?)
Ian: Why, Roy?
Roy: Because I don't think I'm qualified. I think, I think I'm holding the group back because I'm a MEXICAN. And also because I don't play bass good.
Ian: I don't care how you can play bass but we have NO MEXICANS in this group.
Roy: And I wanna join your group.
Ian: No Mexicans!
Roy: I can sing opera, I have already quit, I cut my hair, I got all my shit together here. I can do it.
Ian: I don't care how you look you gotta be able to cut the part.
Roy: I can sing. Please. Please, Ian, give me a CHANCE.
Ian: I don't believe you can sing.
Roy: Ah, PLEASE! Ah, Ian, please, hear my PLEA! PLEASE, IAN! PLE-E-E-EASE! I can do it, give me a CHANCE! PLEASE! Please, IAN!
(FZ: Try me!)
Roy: BWAH-AH-AH-AH! Please!
Ian: Okay Mexican
Roy: Please?
Ian: Okay Mexican
Roy: Okay.
Ian: Sing this note:
Roy (with JCB): You think everything gonna be alright.
Ian: Okay. You passed the first part of your audition. Now you gotta sing . . .
Roy: Mi, mi, mi, mi . . .
Players On This Song
Records On Which This Song Has Appeared
Singles
Zappa Albums & Side Projects
Tribute & Cover Albums
Notes About This Song
This track is part of the Zappa's one-time stage production Progress?.
Roy Estrada was dressed as Pope Paul VI during this performance, in reference to the Holy Father's condemnation of contraceptives, only a few weeks back. Estrada sang in Latin, carrying a plastic pail with the inscription "No More Ugly Babies" while throwing Smarties (representing birth-control pills).
CC Clues In This Song
- The line "Domino vobiscum et cum spiritum tuo" would later reappear in Father O'Blivion and The Mammy Nuns.
