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==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
  
Larry:
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'''Act I'''<br>
Hey Hey Hey all you girls in these
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<br>
Industrial towns
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'''SCENE FOUR'''<br>
I know you're prob'ly gettin' tired
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'''CREW SLUT'''<br>
Of all the local clowns
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<br>
They never give you no respect
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''(Backstage at the local Armory, MARY, in her little white dress, is wiping the remnants of her performance off the side of her mouth as LARRY (the guy from the garage who quit the band in order to make an honest living) zips up the front of his stinking boiler suit and sings to the same teen-age girls who were stomping and clapping a little while ago, as they kneel with their little pink mouths open near the crew bus, hoping to save the price of admission by performing acts of Hooverism on
They never treat you nice
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the jolly lads who set up the P. A. System.)''<br>
So perhaps you oughta try
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<br>
A little friendly advice
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'''LARRY:'''<br>
And be a CREW SLUT
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Hey Hey Hey all you girls in these industrial towns<br>
Hey, you'll love it
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I know you're prob'ly gettin' tired of all the local clowns<br>
Be a CREW SLUT
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They never give you no respect, they never treat you nice<br>
It's a way of life
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So perhaps you oughta try a little friendly advice<br>
Be a CREW SLUT
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<br>
See the world
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'''ROAD CREW CHORUS:'''<br>
Don't make a fuss, just get on the bus
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And be a CREW SLUT<br>
CREW SLUT
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Add water makes its own sauce
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'''LARRY:'''<br>
Be a CREW SLUT
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Hey, you'll love it<br>
So you don't forget, call before midnite tonite
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The boys in the crew
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'''ROAD CREW CHORUS:'''<br>
Are just waiting for you
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Be a CREW SLUT<br>
You never to get move around
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You never go nowhere
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'''LARRY:'''<br>
I know yer prob'ly gettin' tired
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It's a way of life<br>
Of all the guys out there
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You always wondered what it's like
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'''ROAD CREW CHORUS:'''<br>
To go from place to place
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Be a CREW SLUT<br>
So, darlin', take a little ride
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On the mixer's face
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'''LARRY:'''<br>
Be a CREW SLUT
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See the world<br>
Just follow the magic footprints
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Don't make a fuss, just get on the bus<br>
Be a CREW SLUT
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Hey, you'll love it!
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'''ROAD CREW CHORUS:'''<br>
Be a CREW SLUT
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CREW SLUT<br>
It's a way of life
 
I ain't gonna squash it
 
And you don't need to wash it!
 
CREW SLUT
 
Hey, I'll buy you a pizza
 
CREW SLUT
 
Of course I'll introduce you to Warren
 
The boys in the crew
 
Are only waiting for you
 
  
At this point, the road crew, as all road crews must from time to time, borrow some of the big rock group's equipment and have a blues jam session, indicating to the kneeling maidens that they are endowed with a great deal of raw talent, as well as massive meat. Obviously impressed with LARRY'S ability to suck so hard on his harmonica that screeching little noises come out of it, MARY kneels again and reaches upward in gestures of supplication, listening intently as LARRY continues to sing...
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'''LARRY:'''<br>
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Add water makes its own sauce<ref>The line "Add water, makes its own sauce" possibly inspired by a TV commercial for dog food brand [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravy_Train_(dog_food)#/media/File:Gravytrain_ad_1963.jpg Gravy Train].</ref><br>
  
Larry:
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'''ROAD CREW CHORUS:'''<br>
Well you been to Alabama, girl,
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Be a CREW SLUT<br>
'N' Georgia too
 
'N' all the boys in the crew
 
Is bein' good to you
 
I know yer sayin' to yourself
 
'This is the way to go'
 
'Cause when you need a little extra
 
They will give you some mo'
 
`Cause you're the CREW SLUT
 
  
Mary:
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'''LARRY:'''<br>
Eh, hah ha, I'm into leather...
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So you don't forget, call before midnite tonite<br>
 +
The boys in the crew<br>
 +
Are just waiting for you<br>
 +
<br>
 +
'''LARRY:'''<br>
 +
You never to get move around, zou never go nowhere<br>
 +
I know yer prob'ly gettin' tired of all the guys out there<br>
 +
You always wondered what it's like to go from place to place<br>
 +
So, darlin', take a little ride on the mixer's face<br>
 +
<br>
  
Larry:
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'''ROAD CREW CHORUS:'''<br>
That's good! A lot of the boys in the crew Love leather...
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Be a CREW SLUT<br>
  
Mary:
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'''LARRY:'''<br>
And rubber...
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Just follow the magic footprints<br>
  
Larry:
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'''ROAD CREW CHORUS:'''<br>
Yeh, they like rubber too...shrink-tubing
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Be a CREW SLUT<br>
With a hair dryer...
 
  
Road Crew Chorus:
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'''LARRY:'''<br>
Trade your spot on the bench
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Hey, you'll love it!<br>
For a guy with a wrench
 
And be a...
 
  
Mary:
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'''ROAD CREW CHORUS:'''<br>
Ha ha ha...
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Be a CREW SLUT<br>
  
Larry:
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'''LARRY:'''<br>
You like that, huh?
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It's a way of life<br>
I told you you'd love it...
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I ain't gonna squash it<br>
It's a way of life!
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And you don't need to wash it!<br>
  
Road Crew Chorus:
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'''ROAD CREW CHORUS:'''<br>
The guys in the crew
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CREW SLUT<br>
Have got a present for you!
 
Ren nah naaah
 
Ren nah naaah
 
Ren nah naaah
 
  
Mary:
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'''LARRY:'''<br>
A present for me?
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Hey, I'll buy you a pizza<br>
  
Road Crew Chorus:
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'''ROAD CREW CHORUS:'''<br>
Ren nah naaah
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CREW SLUT<br>
Ren nah naaah
 
Ren nah naaah
 
  
Larry:
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'''LARRY:'''<br>
Hmmm, we got a present for you!
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Of course I'll introduce you to Warren<br>
 +
The boys in the crew are only waiting for you<br>
 +
<br>
 +
''(At this point, the road crew, as all road crews must from time to time, borrow some of the big rock group's equipment and have a blues jam session, indicating to the kneeling maidens that they are endowed with a great deal of raw talent, as well as massive meat. Obviously impressed with LARRY'S ability to suck so hard on his harmonica that screeching little noises come out of it, MARY kneels again and reaches upward in gestures of supplication, listening intently as LARRY continues to sing...)''<br>
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<br>
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'''LARRY:'''<br>
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Well you been to [[Alabama]], girl 'n' [[Georgia]] too<br>
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'N' all the boys in the crew is bein' good to you<br>
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I know yer sayin' to yourself "This is the way to go"<br>
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'Cause when you need a little extra, they will give you some mo'<br>
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<br>
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'''ROAD CREW CHORUS:'''<br>
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`Cause you're the CREW SLUT<br>
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(etc)<br>
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<br>
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'''MARY:'''<br>
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Eh, hah ha, I'm into leather...<br>
  
Road Crew Chorus:
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'''LARRY:'''<br>
Ren nah naaah
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That's good! A lot of the boys in the crew Love leather...<br>
Ren nah naaah
 
Ren nah naaah
 
  
Mary:
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'''MARY:'''<br>
Whaddya got?
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And rubber...<br>
  
Road Crew Chorus:
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'''LARRY:'''<br>
Ren nah naaah
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Yeh, they like rubber too...shrink-tubing with a hair dryer...<br>
  
Mary:
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'''ROAD CREW CHORUS:'''<br>
Whaddya gonna give me?
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Trade your spot on the bench<br>
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For a guy with a wrench<br>
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And be a...<br>
  
Road Crew Chorus:
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'''MARY:'''<br>
Ren nah naaah
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Ha ha ha...<br>
Ren nah naaah
 
  
Larry:
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'''LARRY:'''<br>
It looks just like a Telefunken U-47
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You like that, huh?<br>
You'll love it...
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I told you you'd love it...<br>
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It's a way of life!<br>
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<br>
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'''ROAD CREW CHORUS:'''<br>
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The guys in the crew<br>
 +
Have got a present for you!<br>
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Ren nah naaah<br>
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Ren nah naaah<br>
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Ren nah naaah<br>
  
Mary:
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'''MARY:'''<br>
With Leather?
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A present for me?<br>
  
Central Scrutinizer:
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'''ROAD CREW CHORUS:'''<br>
Eh errr, eh eh...This is,eh, the CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER again...
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Ren nah naaah<br>
And so Mary was enticed away from Joe
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Ren nah naaah<br>
By an evil barbarian with a wrench in his pocket
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Ren nah naaah<br>
Lured into a life of SLEAZERY
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With the entire road crew of some
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'''LARRY:'''<br>
Famous Rock Group
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Hmmm, we got a present for you!<br>
(I don't know whether it was really Toad-O or not
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...I don't know... I'll check it out)
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'''ROAD CREW CHORUS:'''<br>
Again we see
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Ren nah naaah<br>
MUSIC
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Ren nah naaah<br>
Causing
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Ren nah naaah<br>
BIG TROUBLE!
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'''MARY:'''<br>
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Whaddya got? Whaddya gonna give me?<br>
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'''ROAD CREW CHORUS:'''<br>
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Ren nah naaah<br>
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Ren nah naaah<br>
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Ren nah naaah<br>
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'''LARRY:'''<br>
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It looks just like a [[TeleFunken U-47]]
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You'll love it...<br>
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'''MARY:'''<br>
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With Leather?<br>
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<br>
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'''CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER:'''<br>
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Eh errr, eh eh...This is,eh, the CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER again... And so Mary was enticed away from Joe by an evil barbarian with a wrench in his pocket, lured into a life of SLEAZERY with the entire road crew of some Famous Rock Group (I don't know whether it was really Toad-O<ref>''"The Famous Rock Group Toad-O"''  (again referenced on the track ''"Toad-O Line"'' (later: ''[[On The Bus]]'') is a parody of the band [[Toto]].</ref> or not...I don't know... I'll check it out). Again we see MUSIC causing BIG TROUBLE!<br>
  
 
==Players On This Song==
 
==Players On This Song==
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* [[Joe's Garage Act I]]
 
* [[Joe's Garage Act I]]
 
* [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]]
 
* [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]]
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* [[Chicago '78]], as part of the medley 'Paroxysmal Splendor'.
  
 
===Tributes &amp; Cover Albums===
 
===Tributes &amp; Cover Albums===
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==Notes About This Song==
 
==Notes About This Song==
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<references/>
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==CC Clues In This Song==
 
==CC Clues In This Song==
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*[[Leather]]
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*[[Rubber]]
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*[[Telefunken U-47]]
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[[Category:Tracks]]
 
[[Category:Tracks]]
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[[Category:Tracks with sexual topics]]

Latest revision as of 13:13, 22 August 2026


Lyrics

Act I

SCENE FOUR
CREW SLUT

(Backstage at the local Armory, MARY, in her little white dress, is wiping the remnants of her performance off the side of her mouth as LARRY (the guy from the garage who quit the band in order to make an honest living) zips up the front of his stinking boiler suit and sings to the same teen-age girls who were stomping and clapping a little while ago, as they kneel with their little pink mouths open near the crew bus, hoping to save the price of admission by performing acts of Hooverism on the jolly lads who set up the P. A. System.)

LARRY:
Hey Hey Hey all you girls in these industrial towns
I know you're prob'ly gettin' tired of all the local clowns
They never give you no respect, they never treat you nice
So perhaps you oughta try a little friendly advice

ROAD CREW CHORUS:
And be a CREW SLUT

LARRY:
Hey, you'll love it

ROAD CREW CHORUS:
Be a CREW SLUT

LARRY:
It's a way of life

ROAD CREW CHORUS:
Be a CREW SLUT

LARRY:
See the world
Don't make a fuss, just get on the bus

ROAD CREW CHORUS:
CREW SLUT

LARRY:
Add water makes its own sauce[1]

ROAD CREW CHORUS:
Be a CREW SLUT

LARRY:
So you don't forget, call before midnite tonite
The boys in the crew
Are just waiting for you

LARRY:
You never to get move around, zou never go nowhere
I know yer prob'ly gettin' tired of all the guys out there
You always wondered what it's like to go from place to place
So, darlin', take a little ride on the mixer's face

ROAD CREW CHORUS:
Be a CREW SLUT

LARRY:
Just follow the magic footprints

ROAD CREW CHORUS:
Be a CREW SLUT

LARRY:
Hey, you'll love it!

ROAD CREW CHORUS:
Be a CREW SLUT

LARRY:
It's a way of life
I ain't gonna squash it
And you don't need to wash it!

ROAD CREW CHORUS:
CREW SLUT

LARRY:
Hey, I'll buy you a pizza

ROAD CREW CHORUS:
CREW SLUT

LARRY:
Of course I'll introduce you to Warren
The boys in the crew are only waiting for you

(At this point, the road crew, as all road crews must from time to time, borrow some of the big rock group's equipment and have a blues jam session, indicating to the kneeling maidens that they are endowed with a great deal of raw talent, as well as massive meat. Obviously impressed with LARRY'S ability to suck so hard on his harmonica that screeching little noises come out of it, MARY kneels again and reaches upward in gestures of supplication, listening intently as LARRY continues to sing...)

LARRY:
Well you been to Alabama, girl 'n' Georgia too
'N' all the boys in the crew is bein' good to you
I know yer sayin' to yourself "This is the way to go"
'Cause when you need a little extra, they will give you some mo'

ROAD CREW CHORUS:
`Cause you're the CREW SLUT
(etc)

MARY:
Eh, hah ha, I'm into leather...

LARRY:
That's good! A lot of the boys in the crew Love leather...

MARY:
And rubber...

LARRY:
Yeh, they like rubber too...shrink-tubing with a hair dryer...

ROAD CREW CHORUS:
Trade your spot on the bench
For a guy with a wrench
And be a...

MARY:
Ha ha ha...

LARRY:
You like that, huh?
I told you you'd love it...
It's a way of life!

ROAD CREW CHORUS:
The guys in the crew
Have got a present for you!
Ren nah naaah
Ren nah naaah
Ren nah naaah

MARY:
A present for me?

ROAD CREW CHORUS:
Ren nah naaah
Ren nah naaah
Ren nah naaah

LARRY:
Hmmm, we got a present for you!

ROAD CREW CHORUS:
Ren nah naaah
Ren nah naaah
Ren nah naaah

MARY:
Whaddya got? Whaddya gonna give me?

ROAD CREW CHORUS:
Ren nah naaah
Ren nah naaah
Ren nah naaah

LARRY:
It looks just like a TeleFunken U-47 You'll love it...

MARY:
With Leather?

CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER:
Eh errr, eh eh...This is,eh, the CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER again... And so Mary was enticed away from Joe by an evil barbarian with a wrench in his pocket, lured into a life of SLEAZERY with the entire road crew of some Famous Rock Group (I don't know whether it was really Toad-O[2] or not...I don't know... I'll check it out). Again we see MUSIC causing BIG TROUBLE!

Players On This Song

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Zappa Albums

Tributes & Cover Albums

Notes About This Song

  1. The line "Add water, makes its own sauce" possibly inspired by a TV commercial for dog food brand Gravy Train.
  2. "The Famous Rock Group Toad-O" (again referenced on the track "Toad-O Line" (later: On The Bus) is a parody of the band Toto.

CC Clues In This Song