How's Your Bird? (The Track)
Contents
Lyrics
(You dirty fink!)
Hey Baby
A--what's the word?
Hey Baby
Now, have you heard?
What's the latest?
A--how's your bird?
A--how's your brother?
An' how's your mother?
An' how's Aunt Fanny?
An' how's your granny?
This is absurd
A--how's your bird?
(Excuse me . . . )
A--how's your bunion?
An' how's your grunion?
Now I'm stuck
A--lots o' luck
This is absurd
A--how's your bird?
A--how's your fern?
(I don't love you . . . yes)
An' how your ear lobe?
(Dirty fink)
An' how's your nose
(You dirty fink!)
How's your elbow?
An' how's your foot?
( . . .natural fink! Find out . . . sister . . . )
An' don't forget your sister
(I've never . . . )
An' you know, like I said . . .
Players On This Song
- FZ - Guitars, Bass, Drums?
- Ray Collins - Vocals
- Paul Buff - Snorks, Piano?
- Dick Barber - Snorks?
Records On Which This Song Has Appeared
Albums
- Cucamonga (1962-1964)
- Cucamonga - Frank's Wild Years
- Cucamonga Years - The Early Works Of Frank Zappa (1962-1964)
- Rare Meat - Early Works Of Frank Zappa
Singles
How's Your Bird? / The World's Greatest Sinner - Baby Ray & The Ferns (Label: Donna 1378 Release: April 1963)
- How's Your Bird? (02:10)
- The World's Greatest Sinner (02:28)
Notes About This Song
Written by FZ after Ray Collins suggested the idea to him. The first Zappa/Collins collaboration at Pal Studio.
The title comes from one of the catch-phrases Steve Allen would use on his TV show in which birds and ferns would often feature...
"Schmock, schmock! How's your bird?", "Bet your bird", "Hows your fern?", "Ferns for your creel"
The Fanny/Granny couplet would appear again in Debra Kadabra on Bongo Fury.
