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==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
<br>Crab-Grass Baby: Stroke me pompadour, pompaduooor, pompaduooor, pompaduooor. Stroke me pompadour, father. Stroke it nicely while I tell you about the problems I am having with my car an my girlfriend. Ooo-wo-woo, the white man's burden! Her and her girlfriend used to go out and booze it up and tear up the upholstery; rip the seats completely out, and so I got a fifty-six Olds. About the time I got it running decently, she got in it and wrecked the trans . . . tore it completely up, so I had to get another Oldsmobile (either that or go to Tijuana or go to BROWN MOSES way down in Egypt-Land). It's so hard on a child when his car is fucked up. Buy me a Volvo, faaather.  
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<br>Harry-As-A-Boy: Isn't it terrific, artificial RHONDA!
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'''CRAB-GRASS BABY:<br>
<br>Crab-Grass Baby: One-Adam-Twelve . . . see the enormous white pompadour! Ha-Ha-ha-ho! That's a good one! Hoo-hoo-hoo.  
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''Stroke me pompadour, pompaduooor, pompaduooor, pompaduooor. Stroke me pompadour, father. Stroke it nicely while I tell you about the problems I am having with my car and my girlfriend. Ooo-wo-woo, the white man's burden! Her and her girlfriend used to go out and booze it up and tear up the upholstery; rip the seats completely out, and so I got a fifty-six Olds. About the time I got it running decently, she got in it and wrecked the trans... tore it completely up, so I had to get another Oldsmobile (either that or go to Tijuana or go to BROWN MOSES way down in Egypt-Land). It's so hard on a child when his car is fucked up. Buy me a Volvo, faaather.<br>
<br>Harry-As-A-Boy: He's so young, and yet, SO WISE!  
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<br>Crab-Grass Baby: I pooped my pants, pooped my pants, pooped my pants! I went doody, faaather, sob-sob-sob-sob-sob.  
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'''HARRY-AS-A-BOY:<br>
<br>Harry-As-A-Boy: His vocabulary is astonishing!  
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''Isn't it terrific, ARTIFICIAL RHONDA?<br>
<br>Crab-Grass Baby: So what if you suck a little cock every once in a while?  
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<br>Harry-As-A-Boy: Ohhh . . . I'm so lucky to have a son like this . . .
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'''CRAB-GRASS BABY:<br>
<br>Crab-Grass Baby: Barf me out . . . gag me with a Volvo!  
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''One-Adam-Twelve... see the enormous white pompadour! Ha-Ha-ha-ho! That's a good one! Hoo-hoo-hoo.<br>
<br>Harry-As-A-Boy: I can't wait to show him to all the fellas down at the MINE-SHAFT!  
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<br>Crab-Grass Baby: Take me to the movies. Buy me a balloon. Stroke me pompadour!  
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'''HARRY-AS-A-BOY:<br>
<br>Harry-As-A-Boy: Look! Look! Look at the pecker on him, wouldja! Goodjy-goodjy-goodjy-goo! Hoo hoo hoo!  
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''He's so young, and yet, so wise!<br>
<br>Thing-Fish: Dis boy have a 'PROVLEM'! However, how 'bout a nice round of applause fo de three 'WISE MAMMIES', comin' atcha outa chute numba five!  
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'''CRAB-GRASS BABY:<br>
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''I pooped my pants, pooped my pants, pooped my pants! I went doody, faaather, sob-sob-sob-sob-sob.<br>
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'''HARRY-AS-A-BOY:<br>
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''His vocabulary is astonishing!<br>
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'''CRAB-GRASS BABY:<br>
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''So what if you suck a little cock every once in a while?<br>
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'''HARRY-AS-A-BOY:<br>
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''Oh, I'm so lucky to have a son like this!<br>
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'''CRAB-GRASS BABY:<br>
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''Barf me out, gag me with a Volvo!<br>
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'''HARRY-AS-A-BOY:<br>
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''I can't wait to show him to all the fellas down at the mine-shaft!<br>
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'''CRAB-GRASS BABY:<br>
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''Take me to the movies. Buy me a balloon. Stroke me pompadour!<br>
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'''HARRY-AS-A-BOY:<br>
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''Look! Look! Look at the pecker on him, wouldja! Goodjy-goodjy-goodjy-goo! Hoo hoo hoo!<br>
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'''THING-FISH:<br>
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''Dis boy have a provlem! However, how 'bout a nice round of applause fo de Three Wise MAMMIES, comin' atcha outa chute numba five!<br>
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==Players On This Song==
 
==Players On This Song==
* FZ synclavier  
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* FZ (synclavier)
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* Harry-as-a-Boy: [[Bob Harris]]
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* Thing-Fish: [[Ike Willis]]
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==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==
 
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==
 
===Singles===
 
===Singles===
 
===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===
 
===Zappa Albums & Side Projects===
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* [[Thing-Fish]]
 
* [[Thing-Fish]]
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===Tribute & Cover Albums===
 
===Tribute & Cover Albums===
 
==Notes About This Song==
 
==Notes About This Song==
 
==CC Clues In This Song==
 
==CC Clues In This Song==
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*There is another reference to "[[Valley Girl]]" in this song ("Barf me out, gag me with a Volvo!"); this is the second on the ''[[Thing-Fish]]'' album after the one in the [[Artificial Rhonda|previous song]].
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[[Category:Tracks|Crab-Grass Baby, The]]
 
[[Category:Tracks|Crab-Grass Baby, The]]
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[[Category:Fictional characters|Crab-Grass Baby, The]]
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[[Category:Spoken word tracks|Crab-Grass Baby, The]]

Revision as of 10:09, 13 January 2018

Lyrics

CRAB-GRASS BABY:
Stroke me pompadour, pompaduooor, pompaduooor, pompaduooor. Stroke me pompadour, father. Stroke it nicely while I tell you about the problems I am having with my car and my girlfriend. Ooo-wo-woo, the white man's burden! Her and her girlfriend used to go out and booze it up and tear up the upholstery; rip the seats completely out, and so I got a fifty-six Olds. About the time I got it running decently, she got in it and wrecked the trans... tore it completely up, so I had to get another Oldsmobile (either that or go to Tijuana or go to BROWN MOSES way down in Egypt-Land). It's so hard on a child when his car is fucked up. Buy me a Volvo, faaather.

HARRY-AS-A-BOY:
Isn't it terrific, ARTIFICIAL RHONDA?

CRAB-GRASS BABY:
One-Adam-Twelve... see the enormous white pompadour! Ha-Ha-ha-ho! That's a good one! Hoo-hoo-hoo.

HARRY-AS-A-BOY:
He's so young, and yet, so wise!

CRAB-GRASS BABY:
I pooped my pants, pooped my pants, pooped my pants! I went doody, faaather, sob-sob-sob-sob-sob.

HARRY-AS-A-BOY:
His vocabulary is astonishing!

CRAB-GRASS BABY:
So what if you suck a little cock every once in a while?

HARRY-AS-A-BOY:
Oh, I'm so lucky to have a son like this!

CRAB-GRASS BABY:
Barf me out, gag me with a Volvo!

HARRY-AS-A-BOY:
I can't wait to show him to all the fellas down at the mine-shaft!

CRAB-GRASS BABY:
Take me to the movies. Buy me a balloon. Stroke me pompadour!

HARRY-AS-A-BOY:
Look! Look! Look at the pecker on him, wouldja! Goodjy-goodjy-goodjy-goo! Hoo hoo hoo!

THING-FISH:
Dis boy have a provlem! However, how 'bout a nice round of applause fo de Three Wise MAMMIES, comin' atcha outa chute numba five!

Players On This Song

  • FZ (synclavier)


Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Singles

Zappa Albums & Side Projects

Tribute & Cover Albums

Notes About This Song

CC Clues In This Song

  • There is another reference to "Valley Girl" in this song ("Barf me out, gag me with a Volvo!"); this is the second on the Thing-Fish album after the one in the previous song.