Merely A Blues In A

Lyrics

FZ: Alright, look here folks: We're gonna play another song for ya, but, uh . . .
Napoleon: Well . . .
(FZ: Sharp! A blues in G.)
(Napoleon: Blues in G?)
(FZ: No, in A. Hah?) Merely a blues in A, folks.

Oh, Yeah-uh.
Talk about it.

FZ: Goodnight.

Baby, it's cold outside.
It's up to your knees outside.
Baby, you're gonna freeze outside.
(Cold, yeahuh.
Can y'all feel it?)
Take your clothes off and you'll freeze your balls off outside.
Oh, lord, oh.
Oh, lord, lord, lord, lord,
Wow!!

Players On This Song

• FZ (lead guitar)
• Napoleon Murphy Brock (tenor sax and vocals)
• George Duke (keyboards and vocals)
• Tom Fowler (bass)
• Chester Thompson (drums)

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

FZ Albums & Side Projects

• Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa

Notes About This Song

• Recorded live in Paris, France on September 27 1974.

"Like I said, 'When doubt, play the blues'. Frank certainly does play some mean blues on this track. It's hard to believe that the band ran out of material to play for an encore in Paris but that's apparently what happened. Lucky for us..."

— Dweezil Zappa, Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa liner notes, 1996.

• Includes Baby It's Cold Outside (Frank Loesser)