I'm Stealing The Room

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Chorus


TWO HUNDRED MOTELS
TWO HUNDRED MOTELS
TAN-TOON RAN-TAN NA-NA-HAN-NNNN
TWO HUNDRED MOTELS


Jeff


I'M STEALING THE TOWELS


Chorus


NA-NA-NAH


Jeff


I'M STEALING THE ASHTRAY . . .


HA-NIN-NOO-NOON TAN-TOON-RAN


Donovan (Good Conscience)


NO, JEFF!


Jeff


TAN-TOON-RAN-TOON-HAN-TOON-RAN-IN
TAN-TOON-RAN-TOON-HAN-TOON-RAN-IN


Donovan


NO NO NO!


Jeff


MAN! THIS STUFF IS GREAT! IT'S JUST AS IF DONOVAN HIMSELF HAD APPEARED ON MY VERY OWN TV . . . WITH WORDS OF PEACE, LOVE AND ETERNAL COSMIC WISDOM!


RAN T TOON TOON TAN TOON TOON . . .


LEADING ME . . . GUIDING ME ON PATHS OF EVERLASTING PSEUDO-KARMIC NEGLIGENCE IN THE VERY MIDST OF MY DRUG-INDUCED . . .


. . . NOCTURNAL EMISSION


Donovan


. . . FOR I AM YOUR GOOD CONSCIENCE, JEFF, I KNOW ALL . . .


. . . I SEE ALL . . . I AM A COSMIC LOVE PULSE MATRIX BECOMING A TECHNICOLOR INTER-POSITIVE


Jeff


HEH?


. . . WHERE'D YOU BUY THAT INCENSE?


IT'S HIP.


Donovan


IT'S THE SAME MYSTERIOUS AND EXOTIC ORIENTAL FRAGRANCE AS WHAT THE BEATLES GET OFF ON.


Jeff


I THOUGHT I RECOGNIZED IT


MMMM, WHAT IS THAT? MUSK?


Donovan


JEFF, I KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU.


Jeff


RIGHT


YOU'RE HEAVY . . .


Donovan


YES, JEFF. I'M YOUR GUIDING LIGHT . . . LISTEN TO ME . . . DON'T RIP OFF THE TOWELS, JEFF!


Ginger (Bad Conscience)


PISS OFF, YOU LITTLE NITWIT


Jeff


HEY MAN . . . WHAT'S THE DEAL?


Donovan


DON'T LISTEN TO HIM, JEFF. HE'S NO GOOD . . . HE'LL MAKE YOU DO BAD THINGS!


Jeff


YOU MEAN . . . HE'LL MAKE ME SIN?


Donovan


YES, JEFF . . .
SIN


Jeff


WOW!


Ginger


JEFF, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A WORD WITH YOU . . .


. . . ABOUT YOUR SOUL . . .


Donovan


NO! DON'T LISTEN, JEFF!


Ginger


WHY ARE YOU WASTING YOUR LIFE . . . NIGHT AFTER NIGHT PLAYING THIS COMEDY MUSIC . . .


Jeff


YOU'RE RIGHT . . . I'M TOO HEAVY TO BE IN THIS GROUP . . .


Ginger


COMEDY MUSIC . . .


Donovan


JEFF! YOUR SOUL!


Chorus


YOU'RE WASTING YOUR LIFE
YOU'RE MUCH TOO HEAVY JEFF
TO BE


Jeff


. . . IN THIS GROUP ALL I EVER GET TO DO IS PLAY ZAPPA'S COMEDY MUSIC . . . HE EATS.


Donovan


JEFF!


Jeff


I GET SO TENSE . . .


Ginger


OF COURSE YOU DO, MY BOY


Jeff


THE STUFF HE MAKES ME DO
IS ALWAYS OFF THE WALL


Ginger


THAT'S WHY IT WOULD BE BEST
TO LEAVE HIS STERN EMPLOY


Jeff


AND QUIT THE GROUP . . .


Ginger


YOU'LL MAKE IT BIG


Jeff


THAT'S RIGHT!


Ginger


OF COURSE


Jeff


AND THEN I WON'T BE SMALL!


Chorus


HA HA HA HA HA HA
HA HA HA
HE HE HE HE HE
HO HO HO HO
HA HA HA


Jeff


HEH HEH HEH


. . . MMF . . . SST . . . COUGH COUGH . . . MMF . . . AHMET ERTEGUN USED THIS TOWEL AS A BATH MAT 6 WEEKS AGO AT A RANCID MOTEL IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, WITH THE HIGHEST MILDEW RATING OF ANY COMMERCIAL LODGING FACILITY WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE UNITED STATES, NATURALLY EXCLUDING TROPICAL POSSESSIONS SST . . . SST . . . MMMJIGSPFFFTGMMD . . . IT'S STILL DAMP! WHAT AN AROMA!


THIS IS THE BEST I EVER GOT OFF . . . WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THIS ELIXIR? TRY IT ON STEAKS . . . CLEANS NYLONS . . . SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS.


IT'S GREAT FOR THE HOME . . . THE OFFICE . . . ON FRUITS . . .


Ginger


THIS IS THE REAL YOU JEFF . . . RIP OFF A FEW MORE ASH TRAYS, GET RID OF THAT INNER TENSION. QUIT THE COMEDY GROUP . . . GET YOUR OWN GROUP TOGETHER . . . HEAVY . . . LIKE GRAND FUNK RAILROAD


OR BLACK SABBATH!


Donovan


NO, JEFF!


Jeff


. . . OR COVEN!


Donovan


PEACE!
LOVE!


Ginger


BOLLOCKS!


Jeff


WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THIS ELIXIR?


Howard


JEFF HAS GONE OUT THERE ON THAT STUFF


Donovan


HE SHOULD NEVER HAVE USED THE ELIXIR . . . AND ONLY STUCK TO THE INCENSE . . . OH ATLANTIS.


Mark


THAT WAS BILLY THE MOUNTAIN DRESSED UP LIKE DONOVAN FADING OUT ON THE WALL MOUNTED TV SCREEN JEFF IS . . . FLIPPING OUT . . . ROAD FATIGUE . . . WE GOTTA GET HIM BACK TO NORMAL BEFORE ZAPPA FINDS OUT . . . AND STEALS IT AND MAKES HIM DO IT IN THE MOVIE!


Jeff


[DELICATE PERSONAL MEMBRANES, NO SHIT HOWIE, WE JUST LIKE MUSICIANS FOR FRIENDS]


Howard


[OH, MAN! WHAT IS HIS STORY?]


Ginger


YOU HAVE A BRILLIANT CAREER AHEAD OF YOU MY BOY . . . JUST GET OUT OF THIS GROUP . . .


Howard


WHAT?


Jeff


[. . . LATEX FAUNTLEROY MASSEUSE . . .]


Mark


HOWARD! THAT WAS STUDEBAKER HOCH DRESSED UP LIKE JIM PONS GIVING CAREER GUIDANCE TO THE BASS PLAYER OF A ROCK-ORIENTED COMEDY GROUP! JEFF'S IMAGINATION HAS GONE BEYOND THE FRINGE OF AUDIENCE COMPREHENSION.


Howard


JEFF, JEFF IT'S ME THE PHLORESCENT LEECH


Jeff


WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THIS ELIXIR?
(WALTER BRENNAN NOISE)


Mark


JEFF, JEFF IT'S . . . ME, EDDIE


WHAT CAN A PERSON LIKE ME SAY ABOUT THIS ELIXIR?


Jeff


USE IT TO CLEAN YOUR SWIMMING POOL, SELL IT TO YOUR MOTHER AND TELL HER IT'S A RIT TIE DYE KIT YOU WON'T EVEN BELIEVE WHAT'LL HAPPEN WHEN YOU STARCH YOUR SHIRT WITH IT. AND YOUR CAR WINDOWS NEVER LOOKED BETTER IN YOUR WHOLE LIFE, BREATH IT, PUT IT ON YOUR PIZZA, PUT IT ON YOUR SHOES, TIE YOUR WIFE WITH IT . . . (WALTER BRENNAN NOISE)


Mark


WELL, PUT IT ON YOUR STEAKS, UH SEND IT OVERSEAS, PUT IT ON YOUR SURFBOARD YOU WON'T SLIP OFF, TRY IT ON YOUR UPHOLSTERY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU CAN INHALE IT AND IT MAKES YOUR VOICE THREE KEYS HIGHER, RUB IT, HEH, HEH, AND IF YOU EVER TRIED IT AS A . . . (WALTER BRENNAN NOISE)


Howard


SOAK YOUR SHIRTS IN IT, SOAK YOUR TEETH IN IT, LET IT PLAY THE PIANO, TOW IT AROUND THE BLOCK, PUT IT ON YOUR SWIMMING POOL AND YOU CAN'T EVEN STAND WHEN YOU PUT IT IN YOUR HAIR, FILL UP YOUR TIRES WITH IT . . . (WALTER BRENNAN NOISE)


Jeff


WHAT . . .
WHAT CAN I . . .
WHAT . . .
WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THIS? . . .


Mark & Howard


DWEE DOO DEE-OO-POO FRAM, MINNN
HANNIN-ATT


Jeff


DOES THIS KIND OF LIFE LOOK INTERESTING TO YOU? . . .


Mark & Howard


HAN NIN-ATT


Jeff


NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, DINNERS WITH HERB COHEN, THRILL-PACKED, FUN-FILLED EVENINGS, ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA AT THE MIDEM CONVENTION, A BEIGE TIE, THE WHOLE BIT, WATCH MUTT EAT AND LEON FEED THE GEESE, ONE THOUSAND GREEN BUSINESS CARDS WITH YOUR NAME AND THE WRONG ADDRESS PLUS ROYALTY STATEMENTS, INSPECTED AND CUSTOMIZED BY RANTOON TAN, HANTOON FRAMMIN, AND DEE, FOLLOWED BY TWELVE POTENTIAL SUICIDES, AS THE MEMBERS OF YOUR GROUP, PAST AND PRESENT, FIND OUT THEY CAN'T COLLECT UNEMPLOYMENT? A DOG, A CAR, AN EPIDEMIC OF BODY LICE, YOUR OWN RECORD COMPANY, YOUR NAME ON THE DOOR, ELECTRIC BUZZER TO THE INNER OFFICE, AND ONA'S TITS, A THREE MONTH SUPPLY OF GERMAN BOOKINGS WITH TICKETS ON AIR RANGOON. DOES THIS KIND OF LIFE LOOK INTERESTING TO YOU? AS A FAKE ROCK AND ROLL GUITAR PLAYER IN A COMEDY GROUP?


Chorus


TWO HUNDRED MOTELS
TWO HUNDRED MOTELS
TAN-TOON RAN-TAN NA-NA-HAN NNNN
TWO HUNDRED MOTELS


Jeff


I'M STEALING THE ROOM
I'M STEALING THE ROOM
I'M STEALING THE
I'M STEALING THE ROOM


Chorus


I'M STEALING THE ROOM
I'M STEALING THE . . .
I'M STEALING THE ROOM
STEALING
I'M STEALING THE . . .
I'M STEALING THE . . .
I AM . . . MMM
STEEL


Strings


I AM STEEL
STEEL


Chorus


S-S-STEEL
I AM STEEL
STEEL


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