He's So Gay

Lyrics

Thing-Fish version

MAMMY NUN ENSEMBLE (& BROWN MOSES):
He's so gay!
He's very very gay!
He's so gay! (Yes, he is.)
And he likes to be that way (I guess he likes it. Yeah.)
With his keys on the right (Uh-huh)
He's into rubber every night (Into... into rubber?)
He's so gay! (Wha-- the boy's into rubber every night!)
He's almost everyone today (Oh, my goodness, whoo!)

He's okay! (Yeah, that's what they say.)
He's got a role he wants to play (Aww, look, have you ever smelled rubber?)
He's okay! (I guess it's okay, l-look at his woman, yeah... I-I guess it's all right)
He's just a cowboy for a day (Mm-hmm)
Of course, his evening's not complete (Uh-huh)
Without some meat in the seat (Don't tell me that)
Let's skate away
Down Santa Monica today

Well, well, well,
Maybe he wants a little spanking (Uh... a spanking?)
Maybe he'll eat a little chain (Uh... well, eat the chain!)
Maybe his lover should be thanking him (Uh-huh)
For the way he makes it sprinkle (Wait a minute, wh--)
Into drops of Golden Rain (M-makin' into rai--? Oh no! What is the problem? Uh-oh, Uhh-Ohh!)

He's so gay! (Yeah, that's what it is.)
He rules the city in a way (Oh boy...)
You could say (Wha--, what could ya say?)
It's sorta different today (I agree.)
All the taffeta and chintz (Uh... 'least the boy ain't gonna reproduce hisself again.)
And every Leather Boy's a prince (Uh-huh)
Hey! Hey! Hey! (Hey, hey, hey...)
Please don't look the other way

You could be just like him tomorrow! (Whoo, that's shockin'!)
Mah-mah-mah-mah-maybe you'll get a chance to borrow (Muh-muh-muh-muh-muh-muh, Ooof! I'm telling ya! What I'm a borrow?)
His bouquet (No way!)
And maybe later... (Don't you tell me this)
Maybe later... (I said don't you tell me this!)
We'll all be gay-y-y-y-y-y-y! (No! No! No! Oh, gay)

"Do you really wanna hurt me?" (You just did!)

FZ:
Moo-Ahh!

Have I Offended Someone version

He's so gay! (He's so gay!)
He's very very gay! (Well...)
He's so gay! (He's gay!)
And he likes to be that way (Moo-ah!)
With his keys on the right
He's into rubber every night
He's so gay! (So gay!)
He's almost everyone today

He's okay! (He's okay!)
He's got a role he wants to play (Bim-bim-bim-bim-bim-bim)
He's okay! (He's so okay!)
He's just a cowboy for a day
Of course, his evening's not complete
Without some meat in the seat
Let's skate away
Down Santa Monica today (Well, well, well!)

Maybe he wants a little spanking
Maybe he'll eat a little chain (Some chain...)
Maybe his lover should be thanking him
For the way he makes it sprinkle
Into drops of Golden Rain (Well! Well! Well!)

He's so gay! (He's so gay!)
He rules the city in a way (Ba-ba-bim, ba-ba-bim!)
You could say (You could say)
It's sorta different today
All the taffeta and chintz
And every Leather Boy's a prince
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Please don't look the other way

You could be just like him tomorrow!
Mah-mah-mah-mah-maybe you'll get a chance to borrow
His bouquet
And maybe later...
Maybe later...
We'll all be gay-y-y-y-y-y-y!

"Do you really wanna hurt me?"
(Moo-Ahh!)

Players On This Song

Thing-Fish version

• FZ (synclavier)
• Arthur Barrow (synth bass programming)
• Chad Wackerman (drums)

• Mammy Nun Ensemble: Ray White et al.
• Brown Moses: Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Singles

True Glove - Frank Zappa & The Mothers (1984)

• In France (03:32)
• Be In My Video (03:41)
• He's So Gay (02:46)
• Won Ton On (05:48)

Zappa Albums & Side Projects

• Thing-Fish
• Have I Offended Someone?

Notes About This Song

• Cites "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" by Culture Club

CC Clues In This Song

• Makes a reference to "Bobby Brown Goes Down" by associating homosexuality with strange sexual practices ("Maybe his lover should be thanking him / For the way he makes it sprinkle / Into drops of Golden Rain")