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==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
 
Honey honey, hey<br>
 
Honey honey, hey<br>
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She was an office girl ("My name is Betty") <br>
 
She was an office girl ("My name is Betty") <br>
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Her fav'rite group was HELEN REDDY <br>
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Her fav'rite group was [[Helen Reddy|HELEN REDDY]] <br>
 
(They discussed the weather)<br>
 
(They discussed the weather)<br>
 
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Later on they went off to where the music was soft, <br>
 
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The candles were drippy, they saw a REAL HIPPY <br>
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The candles were drippy, they saw a REAL HIPPIE <br>
 
Who delivered their dinner<br>
 
Who delivered their dinner<br>
 
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Baby don't you want a man sometimes?
 
Baby don't you want a man sometimes?
 
==Players On This Song==
 
==Players On This Song==
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* [[Frank Zappa]] - lead guitar, vocals
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* [[Biography|Frank Zappa]] - lead guitar, vocals
 
* [[Ray White]] - rythm guitar, vocals
 
* [[Ray White]] - rythm guitar, vocals
 
* [[Eddie Jobson]] - keyboards, violin, vocals
 
* [[Eddie Jobson]] - keyboards, violin, vocals
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*[[At The Circus (BTB)|At The Circus]]
 
*[[At The Circus (BTB)|At The Circus]]
 
*[[Läther]]
 
*[[Läther]]
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*[[Buffalo]]
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*[[Philly '76]]
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*[[Chicago '78]]
  
 
===Tribute & Cover Albums===
 
===Tribute & Cover Albums===
 
==Notes About This Song==
 
==Notes About This Song==
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The line ''"Her favorite group was [[Helen Reddy]]"'' was changed during concerts in the 1980s into [[Twisted Sister]]. The "cunt" in the male character's verbal tirade was also revised to "Republican."
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On the ''Läther'' version of the track, a heckler can be heard to exclaim "Fuck you, Zappa" after the line about Betty's petulant frenzy, after which Zappa stops the song on a dime to retort, "Fuck you too, buddy, you know what I mean? Fuck you very much."
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==CC Clues In This Song==
 
==CC Clues In This Song==
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* Mentions [[Dogs]]
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* Mentions [[Frenzy]]
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* Mentions [[Hippies]]
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* Mentions [[Hratche-plche]]
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* Mentions [[The Moon]]
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* Mentions [[Playboy]]
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[[Category:Tracks]]
 
[[Category:Tracks]]
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[[Category:Tracks with sexual topics]]

Latest revision as of 11:53, 16 November 2021


Lyrics

Honey honey, hey
Baby don't you want a man like me
Honey honey, hey
Baby don't you want a man like me

He was the Playboy Type (he smoked a pipe)
His fav'rite phrase was "OUTA-SITE!"
He had an Irish Setter
(Hrtch-a-pltch
Hrtch-a-pltch
Hrtch-a-pltch
Arf!)

It was a singles bar, a Tuesday night
The moon was dim, the band was tight
They did the Bump together

What a splendid sight
(Roon doon doon doon)
Her teeth were white
(Oo-ah oo-oooh)
The drinks were cheap (it was Ladies Nite)
He was glad that he met her

She was an office girl ("My name is Betty")
Her fav'rite group was HELEN REDDY
(They discussed the weather)

Honey honey, hey
Baby don't you want a man like me
Honey honey, hey
Baby don't you want a man like me
Honey honey, hey
Baby don't you want a
Baby don't you want a
Baby don't you want a
Man!

She was a lonely sort, just a little too short
Her jokes were dumb and her fav'rite sport
Was hockey (in the winter)

He was duly impressed and was quick to suggest
Any sport with a PUCK had to be 'bout the best
As he jabbed his elbow in her (get it honey? Get it?)

Later on they went off to where the music was soft,
The candles were drippy, they saw a REAL HIPPIE
Who delivered their dinner

The rice was brown, and soon they found
That the crowd around that had jammed the room,
Well it seemed to be getting thinner

Honey honey, hey
Baby don't you want a man like me
Honey honey, hey
Baby don't you want a man like me
Honey honey, hey
Baby don't you want a
Baby don't you want a
Baby don't you want a
Man!

He took her home to a motor court
She would not kiss him, he tried to ignore it,
But it made him angry!
(Angry! It made me angry!
Why it made me so angry
I COULD HAVE KILLED THAT LOUSY BITCH!)

He called her a slut
(Slut slut slut . . . )
A pig
(Pig pig pig . . . )
And a whore
(Whore whore whore . . . )
A bitch
(Bitch bitch bitch . . . )
And a cunt
(Cunt cunt cunt . . . )
And she slammed the door
(The door!)
In a petulant frenzy!
(A petulant frenzy!
This is a petulant
Frenzy!
I'm petulant,
And I'm having a frenzy!)

On the sofa she weeps
BOO HOO HOO HOO
She weeps and she weeps
BOO HOO HOO HOO HOO HOO
She weeps and she peeps
Through the curtain

He just got in his car
But the battery's dead
So he asked to use the phone
And she gives him some head
And that's the end of the story

Honey honey, hey
Baby don't you want a man like me
Honey honey, hey
Baby don't you want a man like me
Honey honey, hey
Baby don't you want a
Baby don't you want a
Baby don't you want a
Man!
Baby don't you want a man sometimes?

Players On This Song

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Singles

Zappa Albums & Side Projects

Tribute & Cover Albums

Notes About This Song

The line "Her favorite group was Helen Reddy" was changed during concerts in the 1980s into Twisted Sister. The "cunt" in the male character's verbal tirade was also revised to "Republican."

On the Läther version of the track, a heckler can be heard to exclaim "Fuck you, Zappa" after the line about Betty's petulant frenzy, after which Zappa stops the song on a dime to retort, "Fuck you too, buddy, you know what I mean? Fuck you very much."

CC Clues In This Song

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