Wonderful Wino

Lyrics

L.A. in the summer of '69
I went downtown and bought me some wine
Oh, I drank it down under the table
I said: "Watch me now, I'm gonna eat the label!"
Well I'm a wino man
Don't you know I am?

36, 24, hips about 30
I seen a fine lady and I started talkin' dirty
Boy, she looked over at me and she raised her thumb
She said: "Jam down the road, you bum-ba-bum-bum"
I'm a wino man
Don't you know I am?

I went to the country
And while I was gone
I lost control of my body functions
On a roller-headed lady's front lawn
I'm so ashamed, but I'm a wino man
I can't help myself

I've been drinkin' all night till my eyes got red
Stumbled on the gutter and busted my head
Bugs in my zoot suit, been scratchin' like a dog
I can't stand no water, and I stink like a hog
Give me a five-dollar bill
And an overcoat too
Give me a five-dollar bill
And an overcoat too
A five-dollar bill and an overcoat too
A five-dollar bill and a Florsheim shoe

Players On This Song

FZ - guitars, bass, keyboard, vocal
Terry Bozzio - drums
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Ian Underwood - saxophone
Bruce Fowler - trombone
Sal Marquez - trumpet

Albums In Which This Song Has Appeared

Singles

Motherly Love / I Ain't Got No Heart - Frank Zappa (1988)

• Motherly Love (02:46)
• I Ain't Got No Heart (02:35)

Zappa Albums

• Zoot Allures
• Playground Psychotics
• The Lost Episodes
• Freaks & Motherfuckers as Wino Man - With Dr. John Routine

Notes About This Song

Florscheim shoe: Florscheim is a famous U.S. shoemaker.

CC Clues In This Song

Give me a five dollar bill - this connects with You Are What You Is