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* [[Any Way The Wind Blows (The Track)|Any Way The Wind Blows]] (02:56) / [[Jelly Roll Gum Drop|Jelly Roll Gumdrop]] (02:24) - Ruben & The Jets (1968)
 
* [[Any Way The Wind Blows (The Track)|Any Way The Wind Blows]] (02:56) / [[Jelly Roll Gum Drop|Jelly Roll Gumdrop]] (02:24) - Ruben & The Jets (1968)
 
* [[Deseri|Deseri]] (02:09) / [[Jelly Roll Gum Drop|Jelly Roll Gum Drop]] (02:24) - Ruben & The Jets (1968)
 
* [[Deseri|Deseri]] (02:09) / [[Jelly Roll Gum Drop|Jelly Roll Gum Drop]] (02:24) - Ruben & The Jets (1968)
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==Notes About This Song==
 
==Notes About This Song==
The [[Pachuko Hop]] is the title of a song by [[Chuck Higgins]] it was included on [[Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte]] (and many other compilations) and was sometimes performed by [[The Mothers]] on stage.
 
  
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The title of "[[Jelly Roll Gum Drop]]" illustrates its lyrics’ mixture of sexual fervor with teen-idol-song triteness; old blues lyrics referred to sexy women as jelly rolls, but [[Robert Johnson]] or [[Howlin' Wolf]] would never have dreamt of calling anyone a gum drop, which is more in line with '60s radio pop. The "Pachuco Hop" mentioned in the lyrics is a dance either inspired by or memorialized in the 1952 [[Chuck Higgins]] instrumental of the same name, which is also alluded to in "[[Debra Kadabra]]" on [[Bongo Fury]]. The [[Pachuko Hop]] was included on [[Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte]] (and many other compilations) and was sometimes performed by [[The Mothers]] on stage.
  
 
==CC Clues In This Song==
 
==CC Clues In This Song==

Revision as of 14:41, 11 April 2006

Lyrics


Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
Baby don't you know now
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
The way you do the bop
Like a spinnin' top
The Pachuco Hop
And the L.A. Slop
You make a street car stop
At the soda shop
And my eye-balls pop
When I see my
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
Mama don't you know now
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
The way you boogie all night
You're my heart's delight
You know I wish I might
Get a tiny bite of your
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna Jelly Roll
Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah
Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah
Sha-la-la-la, Sha-la-la-la
(Cough, cough, cough)
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
Baby don't you know now
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
The way you do the bop
Like a spinnin' top
The Pachuco Hop
And the L.A. Slop
You make a street car stop
At the soda shop
And my eye-balls pop
When I see my
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
Mama don't you know now
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
The way you boogie all night
You're my heart's delight
You know I wish I might
Get a tiny bite of your
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna
Jelly Roll Gum Drop

Players On This Song

Ray Collins (lead vocals)

Frank Zappa (lead guitar)

Roy Estrada (bass)

Jimmy Carl Black (drums)

Arthur Tripp (drums)

Ian Underwood (piano, alto saxophone)

Don Preston (piano)

Motorhead Sherwood (baritone saxophone, tambourine)

Bunk Gardner (tenor saxophone)


Albums In Which This Song Has Appeared

Singles

Notes About This Song

The title of "Jelly Roll Gum Drop" illustrates its lyrics’ mixture of sexual fervor with teen-idol-song triteness; old blues lyrics referred to sexy women as jelly rolls, but Robert Johnson or Howlin' Wolf would never have dreamt of calling anyone a gum drop, which is more in line with '60s radio pop. The "Pachuco Hop" mentioned in the lyrics is a dance either inspired by or memorialized in the 1952 Chuck Higgins instrumental of the same name, which is also alluded to in "Debra Kadabra" on Bongo Fury. The Pachuko Hop was included on Art Laboe's Memories Of El Monte (and many other compilations) and was sometimes performed by The Mothers on stage.

CC Clues In This Song