Deseri
Lyrics
When I'm dancing with Deseri
(Oo-ooo Deseri)
All the boys are jealous of me
(Deseri)
I'm as happy as I can be
Oh, Deseri
I'm as happy as I can be
(Oo-ooo Deseri)
Whenever I'm with Deseri
(Deseri)
She saves her lovin' just for me
Oh Deseri
I will never be untrue
I will never ever make her blue
She'll never sigh, cry, sit and pine
We will share a love divine
Deseri is mine
I'm as happy as I can be
(Oo-ooo Deseri)
Whenever I'm with Deseri
(Deseri)
'Cause she saves her lovin' just for me
Oh Deseri
Deseri...
(Deseri oo-ooo)
Deseri, the first day we met
(Deseri oo-ooo)
I'll never forget
(Deseri oo-ooo)
I saw you walking down the street
And my heart skipped a beat
(Deseri oo-ooo)
(Deseri)
I told you of my love for you
(Deseri oo-ooo)
(Deseri)
But there's nothing...
(Deseri oo-ooo)
Nothing you would do
(The one for me)
I said, please hear my plea
(Deseri oo-ooo)
(My-y Deseri)
Come dance with me
(Deseri oo-ooo)
(Please, hear my plea)
(Deseri oo-ooo)
Oh Deseri...
(Deseri oo-ooo)
(Come along with me)
You came
(Deseri oo-ooo)
(Aa-aah Deseri)
We went to the dance that night
I held you so tight
(Deseri oo-ooo)
(My-y Deseri)
(Deseri oo-ooo)
And I know...
(My-y Deseri)
That our love will last...
(Deseri oo-ooo)
Thru the years
(Deseri...)
For ever, holding each other, for cram & for dorssn.
Players On This Song
CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS version
- Frank Zappa (Lead guitar and vocals)
- Ray Collins (lead vocals)
- Roy Estrada (Electric bass and vocals),
- Jimmy Carl Black (Drums)
- Arthur Dyer Tripp III (Drums)
- Ian Underwood (Keyboards and Tenor & alto sax)
- Don Preston (Keyboards)
- Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood (Baritone sax and tambourine),
- Bunk Gardner (Tenor & alto sax)
1984 Remix:
- Jay Anderson (String bass)
- Arthur Barrow (Bass)
- Chad Wackerman (drums)
Records On Which This Song Has Appeared
Zappa Singles
- Deseri (02:09) / Jelly Roll Gum Drop (02:24) - Ruben & The Jets (1968)
Zappa Albums
Tributes & Cover Albums
An early (lyrically different) version of "Deseri" (dating from the Pal Studio a.k.a. Studio Z era) with FZ on drums and Ray Collins on vocals, was issued without FZ's permission on the LP "Looking Up Granny's Dress" by The Grandmothers in 1982.
Notes About This Song
Frank’s "Love Of My Life," Frank and Ray Collins’ "Fountain Of Love," and Ray's "Anything" and "Deseri" date from the Studio Z period; original Pal Studios founder Paul Buff collaborated on the latter.
