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<b>Zomby Woof / You Didn't Try To Call Me - Frank Zappa (1988)</b>
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==Lyrics==
* [[Zomby Woof|Zomby Woof]] (05:39)
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Three hundred years ago<br />
* [[You Didn't Try To Call Me|You Didn't Try To Call Me]] (03:39)
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I thought I might get some sleep<br />
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I stretched myself out onna antique bed<br />
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An' my spirit did a midnite creep<br />
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<br />
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You know I'll never sleep no more<br />
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<br />
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It seem to me that it just ain't wise<br />
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<br />
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Didja ever wake up in the mornin'<br />
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With a ZOMBY WOOF behind your eyes<br />
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<br />
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Just about as evil as you could be<br />
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<br />
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I am the ZOMBY WOOF<br />
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I'm that creature all the ladies been<br />
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Talkin' about<br />
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<br />
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I am the ZOMBY WOOF<br />
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They all seek for shelter when I come chargin' out<br />
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<br />
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Tellin' you all the Zomby troof<br />
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Here I'm is, the ZOMBY WOOF<br />
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<br />
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Tellin' you all the Zomby troof<br />
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Here I'm is . . .<br />
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<br />
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<i>Reety-awrighty, he da ZOMBY WOOF<br />
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Reety-awrighty, he da ZOMBY WOOF</i><br />
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<br />
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They said <i>aw-reety</i><br />
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An' they was <i>aw-righty</i><br />
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An' I was a Zomby for you, little lady . . .<br />
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<br />
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I got a great big pointed fang<br />
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Which is my Zomby Toof<br />
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My right foot's bigger than my other one is<br />
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Like a reg'lar Zomby Hoof<br />
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If I raid your dormitorium<br />
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Don't try to remain aloof . . .<br />
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<br />
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I might snatch you up screamin' through the window all nekkid<br />
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An' do it to you on the roof, don't mess with the<br />
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ZOMBY WOOF<br />
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<br />
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I am about as evil as a Boogie Man can be!<br />
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<br />
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Tellin' you all the Zomby Troof<br />
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Here I'm is, the ZOMBY WOOF<br />
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<br />
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Tellin' you all the Zomby Troof<br />
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Here I'm is, the ZOMBY WOOF
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==Players On This Song==
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[[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life|THE BEST BAND YOU NEVER HEARD IN YOUR LIFE]] version
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* [[Biography|Frank Zappa]] - lead guitar, computer-synth, vocal
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* [[Ike Willis]] - rhythm guitar, synth, vocal
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* [[Mike Keneally]] - rhythm guitar, synth, vocal
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* [[Bobby Martin]] - keyboards, vocal
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* [[Ed Mann]] - vibes, marimba, electronic percussion
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* [[The Fowler Brothers|Walt Fowler]] - trumpet, flugel horn, synth
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* [[The Fowler Brothers|Bruce Fowler]] - trombone
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* [[Paul Carman]] - alto sax, soprano sax, baritone sax
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* [[Albert Wing]] - tenor sax
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* [[Kurt McGettrick]] - baritone sax, bass sax, contrabass clarinet
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* [[Scott Thunes]] - electric bass, mini-moog
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* [[Chad Wackerman]] - drums, electronic percussion
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[[Over-Nite Sensation]]
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* [[Biography|Frank Zappa]] - guitar, vocals
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* [[George Duke]] - keyboards, synthesizer
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* [[The Fowler Brothers|Bruce Fowler]] - trombone
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* [[The Fowler Brothers|Tom Fowler]] - bass
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* [[Ralph Humphrey]] - drums
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* [[Sal Marquez]] - (trumpet, vocals
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* [[Jean-Luc Ponty]] - violin, baritone violin
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* [[Tina Turner]], [[Linda Sims|Lynn]] & [[Debbie Wilson|Debbie]], uncredited - backing vocals
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* [[Ian Underwood]] - flute, clarinet, alto & tenor sax
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* [[Ruth Underwood]] - percussion
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==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==
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===Single===
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* [[Zomby Woof|Zomby Woof]] (05:39) / [[You Didn't Try To Call Me (1966 - Los Angeles)|You Didn't Try To Call Me]] (03:39) - Frank Zappa (1988)
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===Zappa Albums===
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* [[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]]
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* [[Over-Nite Sensation]]
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===Tributes &amp; Cover Albums===
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* [[Tinsel Town Rebellion Band]]: [[Absolutely Live]]
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* [[Yahozna Band]]: [[05]]
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==Notes About This Song==
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==CC Clues In This Song==
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* [[Monster Movies]]
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* ''"My right foot's bigger than my other foot is".'' Again referenced in [[Dancin' Fool]] in the line: ''"One of my legs is shorter than the other and both of my feet's too long."'' Zappa's legs weren't the same size anymore due to his accident in [[71/12/10 London UK Rainbow Theatre|1971]] when he was pushed off stage by a [[Trevor Charles Howell|deranged fan]] and landed in an orchestra pit.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:51, 30 December 2021


Lyrics

Three hundred years ago
I thought I might get some sleep
I stretched myself out onna antique bed
An' my spirit did a midnite creep

You know I'll never sleep no more

It seem to me that it just ain't wise

Didja ever wake up in the mornin'
With a ZOMBY WOOF behind your eyes

Just about as evil as you could be

I am the ZOMBY WOOF
I'm that creature all the ladies been
Talkin' about

I am the ZOMBY WOOF
They all seek for shelter when I come chargin' out

Tellin' you all the Zomby troof
Here I'm is, the ZOMBY WOOF

Tellin' you all the Zomby troof
Here I'm is . . .

Reety-awrighty, he da ZOMBY WOOF
Reety-awrighty, he da ZOMBY WOOF


They said aw-reety
An' they was aw-righty
An' I was a Zomby for you, little lady . . .

I got a great big pointed fang
Which is my Zomby Toof
My right foot's bigger than my other one is
Like a reg'lar Zomby Hoof
If I raid your dormitorium
Don't try to remain aloof . . .

I might snatch you up screamin' through the window all nekkid
An' do it to you on the roof, don't mess with the
ZOMBY WOOF

I am about as evil as a Boogie Man can be!

Tellin' you all the Zomby Troof
Here I'm is, the ZOMBY WOOF

Tellin' you all the Zomby Troof
Here I'm is, the ZOMBY WOOF

Players On This Song

THE BEST BAND YOU NEVER HEARD IN YOUR LIFE version

Over-Nite Sensation

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Single

Zappa Albums

Tributes & Cover Albums

Notes About This Song

CC Clues In This Song

  • Monster Movies
  • "My right foot's bigger than my other foot is". Again referenced in Dancin' Fool in the line: "One of my legs is shorter than the other and both of my feet's too long." Zappa's legs weren't the same size anymore due to his accident in 1971 when he was pushed off stage by a deranged fan and landed in an orchestra pit.