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==Lyrics==
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==Lyrics==  
 
<br>Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
 
<br>Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
 
<br>Baby don't you know now
 
<br>Baby don't you know now
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<br>The way you do the bop
 
<br>The way you do the bop
 
<br>Like a spinnin' top
 
<br>Like a spinnin' top
<br>The Pachuco Hop
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<br>The [[Pachuko Hop]]
 
<br>And the L.A. Slop
 
<br>And the L.A. Slop
 
<br>You make a street car stop
 
<br>You make a street car stop
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<br>Sha-la-la-la, Sha-la-la-la
 
<br>Sha-la-la-la, Sha-la-la-la
 
<br>(Cough, cough, cough)
 
<br>(Cough, cough, cough)
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<br>Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
 
<br>Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
 
<br>Baby don't you know now
 
<br>Baby don't you know now
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<br>The way you do the bop
 
<br>The way you do the bop
 
<br>Like a spinnin' top
 
<br>Like a spinnin' top
<br>The Pachuco Hop
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<br>The Pachuko Hop
 
<br>And the L.A. Slop
 
<br>And the L.A. Slop
 
<br>You make a street car stop
 
<br>You make a street car stop
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<br>Jelly Roll Gum Drop
 
<br>Jelly Roll Gum Drop
  
==Players On This Song==
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==Players On This Song==  
[[Ray Collins]] (lead vocals)
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[[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets|CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS]] version
 
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*[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] (Lead guitar and vocals)
[[Frank Zappa]] (lead guitar)
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*[[Ray Collins]] (lead vocals)
 
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*[[Roy Estrada]] (Electric bass and vocals),
[[Roy Estrada]] (bass)
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*[[Jimmy Carl Black]] (Drums)
 
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*[[Arthur Tripp|Arthur Dyer Tripp III]] (Drums)
[[Jimmy Carl Black]] (drums)
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*[[Ian Underwood]] (Keyboards and Tenor & alto sax)
 
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*[[Don Preston]] (Keyboards)
[[Arthur Tripp]] (drums)
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*[[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood]] (Baritone sax and tambourine),
 
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*[[Bunk Gardner]] (Tenor & alto sax)  
[[Ian Underwood]] (piano, alto saxophone)
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1984 Remix:
 
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*[[Jay Anderson]] (String bass)
[[Don Preston]] (piano)
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*[[Arthur Barrow]] (Bass)
 
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*[[Chad Wackerman]] (drums)
[[Motorhead Sherwood]] (baritone saxophone, tambourine)
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==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==  
 
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===Singles===
[[Bunk Gardner]] (tenor saxophone)
 
 
 
 
 
==Albums In Which This Song Has Appeared==
 
* [[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]]
 
 
 
Singles
 
 
* [[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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===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===
==Notes About This Song==
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* [[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]]
 
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* [[Greasy Love Songs]]
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.
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===Tribute & Cover Albums===
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==Notes About This Song==  
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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 [[Wikipedia:Robert Johnson|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==
 
  
 
[[Category:Singles]]
 
[[Category:Singles]]
 
[[Category:Tracks]]
 
[[Category:Tracks]]

Latest revision as of 08:10, 9 December 2021


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 Pachuko 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 Pachuko 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

CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS version

1984 Remix:

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Singles

Zappa Albums & Side Projects

Tribute & Cover Albums

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