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Montana

Frank Zappa & The Mothers

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Frank Zappa

Guitar

The Mothers

Performer

George Duke

Keyboards

Jean-Luc Ponty

Violin

Sal Marquez

Trumpet

Ian Underwood

Flute

Bruce Fowler

Trombone

Tom Fowler

Bass

Ruth Underwood

Marimba

Ralph Humphrey

Drums

Tina Turner

Background Vocals

The Ikettes

Background Vocals

Kin Vassy

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Frank Zappa

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Frank Zappa

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I might be movin' to Montana soon

Just to raise me up a crop of dental floss

Raisin' it up, waxin' it down

In a little white box that I can sell uptown

[Verse 2]

By myself, I wouldn't have no boss

But I'd be raisin' my lonely dental floss

(Raisin' my lonely dental floss)

[Verse 3]

Well, I just might grow me some bees

But I'd leave the sweet stuff for somebody else

But then, on the other hand

[Verse 4]

I would keep the wax

And melt it down

Pluck some floss

And swish it around

[Verse 5]

I'd have me a crop

And it'd be on top

That's why I'm movin' to Montana

[Verse 6]

Movin' to Montana soon

Gonna be a dental floss tycoon (Yes, I am)

Movin' to Montana soon

Gonna be a mennil-toss flykune

[Verse 7]

I'm pluckin' the ol' dental floss

That's growin' on the prairie, pluckin' the floss

I plucked all day and all night and all afternoon

[Verse 8]

I'm ridin' a small, tiny horse

His name is Mighty Little, he's a good horse

Even though he's a bit dinky

So strap a big saddle or blanket on anyway

He's a bit dinky so strap a big saddle or blanket on anyway

Anyway

[Verse 9]

I'm pluckin' the ol' dental floss

Even if you think it is a little silly, folks

I don't care if you think it's silly, folks

I don't care if you think it's silly, folks

[Verse 10]

I'm gonna find me a horse

Just about this big

An' ride him all along the border line

[Verse 11]

With a pair of heavy-duty

Zircon-encrusted tweezers in my hand

Every other wrangler would say

I was mighty grand

[Verse 12]

By myself, I wouldn't have no boss

But I'd be raisin' my lonely dental floss

(Raisin' my lonely dental floss)

(Raisin' my lonely dental floss)

[Verse 13]

Well, I might ride along the border

With my tweezers gleamin' in the moonlight-y night

[Verse 14]

And then I'd get a cup of coffee

And give my foot a push

Just me 'n' the pygmy pony

Over by the dental floss bush

[Verse 15]

And then I might just

Jump back on

And ride like a cowboy

Into the dawn, to Montana

[Verse 16]

Movin' to Montana soon (Yippy-aye-oh-ty-ay)

Movin' to Montana soon (Yippy-aye-oh-ty-ay)

Movin' to Montana soon (Yippy-aye-oh-ty-ay)

Movin' to Montana soon (Yippy-aye-oh-ty-ay)

[Verse 17]

Movin' to Montana soon (Yippy-aye-oh-ty-ay)

Movin' to Montana soon (Yippy-aye-oh-ty-ay)

Movin' to Montana soon (Yippy-aye-oh-ty-ay)

Movin' to Montana soon (Yippy-aye-oh-ty-ay)

[Verse 18]

Movin' to Montana soon (Yippy-aye-oh-ty-ay)

Movin' to Montana soon (Yippy-aye-oh-ty-ay)

Movin' to Montana soon (Yippy-aye-oh-ty-ay)

Movin' to Montana soon (Yippy-aye-oh-ty-ay)

Written by: Frank Zappa

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