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==Lyrics==  
 
==Lyrics==  
 
'''Preamble:'''<br>
 
'''Preamble:'''<br>
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FZ: "What ya got there Don...?"<br>
 
FZ: "What ya got there Don...?"<br>
 
CB: "'''Um... just a... uh the lyrics of ...uh... those albums...''"<br>
 
CB: "'''Um... just a... uh the lyrics of ...uh... those albums...''"<br>
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'''The song:'''<br>
 
'''The song:'''<br>
Thick cloud caught
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:a Piper Cub's tail<br>
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Thick cloud caught<br>
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a Piper Cub's tail<br>
 
A match struck blue<br>
 
A match struck blue<br>
:on a railroad rail<br><br>
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on a railroad rail<br>
  
 
The old puff horse<br>
 
The old puff horse<br>
:was just pullin' thru<br>
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was just pullin' thru<br>
 
'N uh' man wore<br>
 
'N uh' man wore<br>
:a peg-leg, forever<br><br>
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a peg-leg, forever<br>
  
I'm on the bum<br>  
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I'm on the bum<br>
:where the hobos run<br>
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where the hobos run<br>
 
The air breaks<br>
 
The air breaks<br>
:with filthy chatter<br><br>
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with filthy chatter<br>
  
 
Oh, I don't care<br>
 
Oh, I don't care<br>
:there's no place there<br>
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there's no place there<br>
 
I don't think<br>
 
I don't think<br>
:it even matters<br><br>
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it even matters<br>
  
 
My skin's blazin' thru<br>
 
My skin's blazin' thru<br>
:an' my clothes, in tatters<br>
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an' my clothes, in tatters<br>
 
An' the railroad looked like a 'Y'<br>
 
An' the railroad looked like a 'Y'<br>
:up the hill, of ladders<br><br>
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up the hill, of ladders<br>
  
 
One shoe fell on the gravel<br>
 
One shoe fell on the gravel<br>
:one stick poked down<br>
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one stick poked down<br>
 
An' grey of age fell down<br>
 
An' grey of age fell down<br>
:on a pair of ears<br><br>
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on a pair of ears<br>
  
 
An eagle shined thru my hole<br>
 
An eagle shined thru my hole<br>
:...watch-pocket<br><br>
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...watch-pocket<br>
  
 
Gingham girl, baby girl<br>
 
Gingham girl, baby girl<br>
:passed me by, in tears<br>
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passed me by, in tears<br>
 
An' a jack rabbit raised<br>
 
An' a jack rabbit raised<br>
::his folded ears<br><br>
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his folded ears<br>
  
 
A beautiful, sage-brush<br>
 
A beautiful, sage-brush<br>
:...Jack rabbit<br><br>
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...Jack rabbit<br>
  
 
An' an oriole sang like an orange<br>
 
An' an oriole sang like an orange<br>
:his breast full o' worms<br>
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his breast full o' worms<br>
 
An' his tail clawed the evenin'<br>
 
An' his tail clawed the evenin'<br>
:like a hammer-rrrrr...<br><br>
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like a hammer-rrrrr...<br>
  
 
An' his wings took t' air<br>
 
An' his wings took t' air<br>
:like a bomber-rrrrr!...<br>
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like a bomber-rrrrr!...<br>
 
My rain-can caught me<br>
 
My rain-can caught me<br>
:a cup o' water-rrrrr...<br><br>
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a cup o' water-rrrrr...<br>
  
 
When I got into town<br>
 
When I got into town<br>
:odd jobs Mam?<br>
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odd jobs Mam?<br>
Ahhhhhh!<br>
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Aaahhhhhh!<br>
:your horse, I'll fodder<br><br>
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your horse, I'll fodder<br>
  
 
I'm the round-house man<br>
 
I'm the round-house man<br>
:I once... was ya' father<br><br>
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I once... was ya' father<br>
  
 
Little up t' road<br>
 
Little up t' road<br>
:a candy-striped barber pole<br>
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a candy-striped barber pole<br>
 
An' above it read a sign,<br>
 
An' above it read a sign,<br>
:'Painless Parker-rrrrr'...<br><br>
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'Painless Parker-rrrrr'...<br>
  
 
Licorice twisted around,<br>
 
Licorice twisted around,<br>
:under a fly<br>
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under a fly<br>
 
An' a youngster<br>
 
An' a youngster<br>
:cocked her eye<br><br>
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cocked her eye<br>
  
God before me,<br>
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God! Before me,<br>
:if I'm not crazy?...<br>
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if I'm not crazy?...<br>
 
Is my<br>
 
Is my<br>
:daughter-rrrrr...<br><br>
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daughter-rrrrr...<br>
  
Come little one,<br>
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Come, little one,<br>
:with yer little<br>
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with yer little<br>
 
Dimpled fingers,<br>
 
Dimpled fingers,<br>
:gimme one<br><br>
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gimme one<br>
  
 
An' I'll buy you...uhhh...<br>
 
An' I'll buy you...uhhh...<br>
:a cherry phosphate<br>
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a cherry phosphate<br>
 
Take you down t' the foamin'<br>
 
Take you down t' the foamin'<br>
:brine 'n water-rrrrr...<br><br>
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brine 'n water-rrrrr...<br>
  
 
An' show you the wooden tits!<br>
 
An' show you the wooden tits!<br>
:on the Goddess!<br>
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on the Goddess!<br>
 
With the pole out...<br>
 
With the pole out...<br>
:...full sail!...<br><br>
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...full sail!...<br>
  
 
That tempted away<br>
 
That tempted away<br>
:ya' peg-legged father<br><br>
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ya' peg-legged father<br>
  
 
I was shanghied<br>
 
I was shanghied<br>
:by a high-hat<br>
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by a high-hat,<br>
Beaver-moustache man<br>
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Beaver-moustache man...<br>
:an' his pirate friend<br><br>
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an' his pirate friend<br>
  
 
I woke up in vomit 'n beer<br>
 
I woke up in vomit 'n beer<br>
:in a banana bin<br>
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in a banana bin<br>
 
An' a soft lass<br>
 
An' a soft lass<br>
:with brown skin...<br><br>
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with brown skin...<br>
  
 
Bore me seven babies<br>
 
Bore me seven babies<br>
:with snappin black eyes<br>
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with snappin black eyes<br>
 
An' beautiful<br>
 
An' beautiful<br>
:ebony skin<br><br>
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ebony skin<br>
  
 
An' here it is, I'm with you,<br>
 
An' here it is, I'm with you,<br>
:my daughter-rrrrr...<br>
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my daughter-rrrrr...<br>
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Thirty years away<br>
 
Thirty years away<br>
:can make a seaman's eyes...<br><br>
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can make a seaman's eyes...<br>
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A round-house man's eyes...<br>
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...flow out!...<br>
  
A round-house man's eyes...<br>
 
:...flow out!...<br>
 
 
Salt water-rrrrr!...<br>
 
Salt water-rrrrr!...<br>
:salt water-rrrrr...<br>
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Salt water-rrrrr...<br>
  
  
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*[[Captain Beefheart]] - Vocals
 
*[[Captain Beefheart]] - Vocals
 
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==  
 
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==  
*[[Grow Fins: Rarities 1965-1982]]
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*[[Grow Fins: Rarities 1965-1982]] (A Beefheart compilation)
 
*[[An Evening With Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart]]
 
*[[An Evening With Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart]]
  
 
==Notes About This Song==
 
==Notes About This Song==
In 1975 Zappa and Captain Beefheart recorded a KWST radio show for syndication. During the recording they played this [[Orange Claw Hammer]] with Zappa on acoustic guitar, accompanying Beefheart's vocals .<br>
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In 1975 Zappa and Captain Beefheart recorded a KWST radio show for syndication. During the recording they played this [[Orange Claw Hammer]] track.<br>
[[Orange Claw Hammer]] first appeared as a song written by Captain Beefheartbacked by his [[Magic Band]], on the album [[Trout Mask Replica]]; Side 4, Track 1 (in which the lyrics and vocal intonations differ from this version).
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[[Orange Claw Hammer]] first appeared, as a song written by Captain Beefheart and backed by his [[Magic Band]], on the album [[Trout Mask Replica]]; Side 4, Track 1 (in which the lyrics and vocal intonations differ from this version).
  
 
==CC Clues In This Song==  
 
==CC Clues In This Song==  
  
 
[[Category:Tracks]]
 
[[Category:Tracks]]

Revision as of 03:57, 4 June 2008

Lyrics

Preamble:

FZ: "What ya got there Don...?"
CB: "'Um... just a... uh the lyrics of ...uh... those albums..."
FZ: "What's that...? From the Trout Mask album?"
CB: "Yeah... 'n Lick My Decals..."
FZ: "Why don't you ah... Do you wanna do a version of Orange Claw Hammer, live, in the studio...?"
CB: "Uh, yeah..."

The song:

Thick cloud caught
a Piper Cub's tail
A match struck blue
on a railroad rail

The old puff horse
was just pullin' thru
'N uh' man wore
a peg-leg, forever

I'm on the bum
where the hobos run
The air breaks
with filthy chatter

Oh, I don't care
there's no place there
I don't think
it even matters

My skin's blazin' thru
an' my clothes, in tatters
An' the railroad looked like a 'Y'
up the hill, of ladders

One shoe fell on the gravel
one stick poked down
An' grey of age fell down
on a pair of ears

An eagle shined thru my hole
...watch-pocket

Gingham girl, baby girl
passed me by, in tears
An' a jack rabbit raised
his folded ears

A beautiful, sage-brush
...Jack rabbit

An' an oriole sang like an orange
his breast full o' worms
An' his tail clawed the evenin'
like a hammer-rrrrr...

An' his wings took t' air
like a bomber-rrrrr!...
My rain-can caught me
a cup o' water-rrrrr...

When I got into town
odd jobs Mam?
Aaahhhhhh!
your horse, I'll fodder

I'm the round-house man
I once... was ya' father

Little up t' road
a candy-striped barber pole
An' above it read a sign,
'Painless Parker-rrrrr'...

Licorice twisted around,
under a fly
An' a youngster
cocked her eye

God! Before me,
if I'm not crazy?...
Is my
daughter-rrrrr...

Come, little one,
with yer little
Dimpled fingers,
gimme one

An' I'll buy you...uhhh...
a cherry phosphate
Take you down t' the foamin'
brine 'n water-rrrrr...

An' show you the wooden tits!
on the Goddess!
With the pole out...
...full sail!...

That tempted away
ya' peg-legged father

I was shanghied
by a high-hat,
Beaver-moustache man...
an' his pirate friend

I woke up in vomit 'n beer
in a banana bin
An' a soft lass
with brown skin...

Bore me seven babies
with snappin black eyes
An' beautiful
ebony skin

An' here it is, I'm with you,
my daughter-rrrrr...

Thirty years away
can make a seaman's eyes...
A round-house man's eyes...
...flow out!...

Salt water-rrrrr!...

Salt water-rrrrr...


Players On This Song

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Notes About This Song

In 1975 Zappa and Captain Beefheart recorded a KWST radio show for syndication. During the recording they played this Orange Claw Hammer track.
Orange Claw Hammer first appeared, as a song written by Captain Beefheart and backed by his Magic Band, on the album Trout Mask Replica; Side 4, Track 1 (in which the lyrics and vocal intonations differ from this version).

CC Clues In This Song