Uncle Remus
Lyrics
Wo, are we movin' too slow?
Have you seen us,
Uncle Remus . . .
We look pretty sharp in these clothes (yes, we do)
Unless we get sprayed with a hose
It ain't bad in the day
If they squirt it your way
'Cept in the winter, when it's froze
An' it's hard if it hits
On yer nose
On yer nose
Just keep yer nose
To the grindstone, they say
Will that redeem us,
Uncle Remus . . .
I can't wait till my Fro is full-grown
I'll just throw 'way my Doo-Rag at home
I'll take a drive to BEVERLY HILLS
Just before dawn
An' knock the little jockeys
Off the rich people's lawn
An' before they get up
I'll be gone, I'll be gone
Before they get up
I'll be knocking the jockeys off the lawn
Down in the dew
Players On This Song
Records On Which This Song Has Appeared
Singles
- Cosmic Debris (05:14) / Uncle Remus (02:44) - Frank Zappa (1974)
Zappa Albums & Side Projects
Tribute & Cover Albums
Notes About This Song
Zappa and George Duke co-wrote the song. It's on George Duke's album "The Aura Will Prevail" (1975). Duke originally wrote the song as a gospel parody. Zappa wrote the words, not the music.
The American rapper Young Chris used a sample from Uncle Remus on his track "Still the Hottest" on his album "The Network 2" (2010) .
CC Clues In This Song
- Being "sprayed with a hose" would later return in Be In My Video.
- Down In De Dew
- Refers to a nose: "And it's hard if it hits on your nose."
- Refers to California: "I'll take a drive to BEVERLY HILLS"
