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'''TOAD-O LINE'''<br>
 
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''(Whereupon the house combo at the Brasserie drifts into a modified version of one of Toad-O's big hit numbers. BUDDY JONES stares longingly at the little nozzles pooching out of MARY'S moistened upper clothing, but it's too late...WARREN, one of the other guys fromJoe's Garage Band has already recognized her (he's now one of the foremost disco-fusion rhythm guitar players on theWetT-Shirt Circuit, currently providing exciting strummery here in Miami), and is in the process of getting the details of her life on the bus with LARRY and the other jolly road crew lads. He eventually sends JOE a letter with this infor-mation in it...)''<br>
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''(Whereupon the house combo at the Brasserie drifts into a modified version of one of Toad-O's<ref>Originally this song was called ''"Toad-O Line",'' assumed to be a reference to the American band [[wikipedia:Toto (band)|Toto]] that was popular at the time.</ref> big hit numbers. BUDDY JONES stares longingly at the little nozzles pooching out of MARY'S moistened upper clothing, but it's too late...WARREN, one of the other guys fromJoe's Garage Band has already recognized her (he's now one of the foremost disco-fusion rhythm guitar players on theWetT-Shirt Circuit, currently providing exciting strummery here in Miami), and is in the process of getting the details of her life on the bus with LARRY and the other jolly road crew lads. He eventually sends JOE a letter with this infor-mation in it...)''<br>
 
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This is the CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER... Meanwhile, Joe hears about Mary's naughty exploits. He falls in with a fast crowd and gets seduced by a girl who works at the Jack-In-The-Box, named Lucille, who gives him an unpronounceable disease...<br>
 
This is the CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER... Meanwhile, Joe hears about Mary's naughty exploits. He falls in with a fast crowd and gets seduced by a girl who works at the Jack-In-The-Box, named Lucille, who gives him an unpronounceable disease...<br>
  
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*[[Joe's Garage Act I]]
 
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Latest revision as of 14:25, 16 December 2021


Lyrics

Act I

SCENE SIX
TOAD-O LINE

(Whereupon the house combo at the Brasserie drifts into a modified version of one of Toad-O's[1] big hit numbers. BUDDY JONES stares longingly at the little nozzles pooching out of MARY'S moistened upper clothing, but it's too late...WARREN, one of the other guys fromJoe's Garage Band has already recognized her (he's now one of the foremost disco-fusion rhythm guitar players on theWetT-Shirt Circuit, currently providing exciting strummery here in Miami), and is in the process of getting the details of her life on the bus with LARRY and the other jolly road crew lads. He eventually sends JOE a letter with this infor-mation in it...)

CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER:
This is the CENTRAL SCRUTINIZER... Meanwhile, Joe hears about Mary's naughty exploits. He falls in with a fast crowd and gets seduced by a girl who works at the Jack-In-The-Box, named Lucille, who gives him an unpronounceable disease...

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Notes About This Song

  1. Originally this song was called "Toad-O Line", assumed to be a reference to the American band Toto that was popular at the time.


CC Clues In This Song