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Frank zappa (guitar, synclavier) |
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Steve vai (guitar) |
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Ray white (guitar, vocals) |
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Tommy mars (keyboards) |
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Chuck wild (piano) |
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Arthur barrow (bass) |
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Scott thunes (bass) |
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Jay anderson (string bass) |
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Ed mann (percussion) |
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Chad wackerman (drums) |
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Ike willis (vocals) |
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Terry bozzio (vocals) |
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Dale bozzio (vocals) |
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Napoleon murphy brock (vocals) |
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Bob harris (vocals) |
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Johnny "guitar" watson (vocals) |
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Ensemble: (displaying dummy #1) |
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Do you know what you are? |
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Thing-fish: |
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Dat what I ast ya! |
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Ensemble:You are what you is you is what you am |
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Thing-fish: |
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And dat de trufe! |
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Ensemble:(a cow don't make ham...) |
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Thing-fish: |
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I meant dat now! |
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Ensemble:You ain't what you're not |
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Thing-fish: |
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Not even hardly... |
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Ensemble:So see what you got |
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Thing-fish: |
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And you got a lot o' lookin' t'do, junior! |
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Ensemble:You are what you is |
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Thing-fish: |
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Dat entirely too correct! |
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Ensemble:An' that's all it 'tis! |
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Thing-fish: |
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Uh-huhhhh! |
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Ensemble:A foolish young man |
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Thing-fish: |
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Bring dat dummy ovuh heah 'n show it to 'em! |
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Ensemble:Stashed away in san quentim ate de mys'try potatoes |
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Thing-fish: |
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Told ya 'bout dem 'taters! |
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Ensemble:Evil prince was inventin' now he talk like de thing-fish |
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Thing-fish: (manipulating the dummy)("hmmmm, saffiiiee!") |
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Ensemble:An' he look like a mammy! |
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Thing-fish: (manipulating the dummy)("see de mammy, now! see de mammy, now!") |
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Ensemble:His fav'rit co-log-numm... |
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Thing-fish: |
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Smell like... |
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Sister potato head bobby brown, sister ghenghis adonis osmosis, sister jasmine noxema tapioca: |
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Chitlins!Ensemble: |
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Is de one dey call 'sammy'! |
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Thing-fish: |
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One-adam-twelve...see de mammy... |
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Ensemble:He finally layin' |
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Thing-fish: |
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Armed 'n dangerous, reproach wit cautium! |
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Ensemble:De whole thang down, 'cept de nivea lotium! |
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Thing-fish: |
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Rub it on good, now! |
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Ensemble:An de royal crown! |
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Thing-fish: |
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Take good care o' dat "ash"! |
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Ensemble:Do you know what you are? |
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Thing-fish: |
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You's a wimp...she's a shrew! |
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Ensemble:You are what you is |
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Thing-fish: |
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Got dat?Ensemble: |
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You is what you am |
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Thing-fish: |
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One-adam-twelve, see de mammy agin'! |
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Ensemble:(a cow don't make ham...) |
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Thing-fish: |
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And it never will... |
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Ensemble:You ain't what you're not, |
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Thing-fish: |
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Unless science do somethin' 'bout it! |
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Ensemble:So see what you got! |
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Thing-fish: |
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I know dey woikin' on it... |
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Ensemble:You are what you is, |
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Thing-fish: |
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Underneath virginia! |
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Ensemble:An' that's all it 'tis! |
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Thing-fish: |
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Boog-boogmmm, dano..."mammy one"! they toss dummy #1 into the wings, an d introduce dummy #2 to harry & rhonda. their torture-chairs, (on a rolling platform), are wheeled to center |
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E. the action takes place all around them. |
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Ensemble: (showing dummy #2) |
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A foolish young man |
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Of de negro persuasion |
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Devoted his life |
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To become a caucasian |
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He stopped eating pork |
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He stopped eating greens |
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He trade his dashiki |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: (manipulating the dummy)("uhuru!") |
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Ensemble:For some jordache jeans! |
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He learned to play golf |
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An' he got a good score |
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Now he says to himself:"i ain't no..." |
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Thing-fish:"nignint!" |
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Ensemble:No more...hey! hey! hey!" |
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Thing-fish: |
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One-adam-twelve, see de "nignint" wit knife... proceed wif cautium...knife may be open... |
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Ensemble:Bwana ma-coo-bah |
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Harry:All right! let's go! |
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Ensemble:Mercedes bainnnzzzzz! |
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Ensemble:Who is who? |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: (singing) |
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I don't know... |
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Ensemble:'n what is what |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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Somethin' |
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I just don't know... |
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Ensemble:'n why is this |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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Tell me now... |
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Ensemble:Appropriot |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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That's a funny pronunciation, if'n ever |
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I heard one! |
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Ensemble:If you don't like |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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Where'd you get that word? |
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Ensemble:What you has got |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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Appropriot? the word is not! |
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Ensemble:Drop it in the dirt |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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Drop it, yeah! |
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Ensemble:'n let it rot |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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I can smell it now! |
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Ensemble:Someone else |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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Here de come, here de come! |
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Ensemble:Will surely come |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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I told you he was comin'! |
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Ensemble:'n pick it up |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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That's right! |
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Ensemble:'cause he wants some |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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An' he wants it for free! |
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Ensemble:And when one day |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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There will come a day! |
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Ensemble:You wonder who |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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I wonder too! |
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Ensemble:You used to was |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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Who I was, anyway! |
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Ensemble:'n what you do |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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I used to work at the post office! |
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Ensemble:You'll scratch your head |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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But I don't wanna un-do my doo! |
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Ensemble:'n look around |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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To see what's goin' on! |
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Ensemble:But what you lost |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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Can't seem to find it! |
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Ensemble:Will not be found |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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A mercedes benz! |
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Ensemble:Do you know what you are? |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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I know!Ensemble: |
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You are what you is |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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I'm the kinda guy... |
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Ensemble:You is what you am |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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That ought to be drivin' |
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Ensemble:A cow don't make ham |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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A four-fifty slc... |
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Ensemble:You ain't what you're not |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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A big ol' red one! |
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Ensemble:So see what you got |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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With some golf clubs stickin' out de trunk! |
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Ensemble:You are what you is |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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I'm gwine down to de links on saturday mornin'! |
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Ensemble:An' that's all it is |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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Gimme a five dollar bill! |
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Ensemble:You are what you is |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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And an overcoat too... |
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Ensemble:An' that's all it is |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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Where's my waitress, yeahhhh! |
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Ensemble:You are what you is |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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Robbie, take me to greek town! |
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Ensemble:An' that's all it is |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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I'm harder than yer husband; harder than yer husband! |
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Ensemble:You are what you is |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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I'm goin' down to white street, to the mudd club, y'all! |
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Ensemble:An' that's all it is |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: |
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I'm goin' down 'n work the wall! 'n work the floor |
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Ensemble:You are what you is |
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Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon:'n work the pipe, 'n work the wall some more! |
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Ensemble:An' that's all it is |
