Top Songs By Frank Zappa
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Frank Zappa
Guitar
The Mothers of Invention
Performer
George Duke
Keyboards
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Tenor Saxophone
Tom Fowler
Bass
Ruth Underwood
Percussion
Chester Thompson
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Frank Zappa
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Frank Zappa
Producer
Kerry Mcnabb
Recording Engineer
Erich Gobel
Mixing Engineer
Karma Auger
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
The Mystery Man came over
An' he said: "I'm outta sight!"
He said, for a nominal service charge
I could reach Nirvana tonight
If I was ready, willing and able
To pay him his regular fee
He would drop all the rest of his pressing affairs
And devote his attention to me
But I said, look here brother
Who you jivin' with that Cosmik Debris?!
Now who you jivin' with that Cosmik Debris?
Look here brother, don't you waste your time on me
The Mystery Man got nervous
An' he fidget around a bit
He reached in the pocket of his Mystery Robe
And he whipped out a shaving kit
Now, I thought it was a razor
And a can of foamin' goo
But he told me right then when the top popped open
There was nothin' his box won't do
With the oil of Aphrodite
An' the dust of the Grand Wazoo
He said:
"You might not believe this, little fella
But it'll cure your Asthma too!"
And I said, look here brother
Who you jivin' with that Cosmik Debris?!
Now what kind of a geroo are you anyway?
Look here brother, don't you waste your time on me
Don't waste your time
"I've got troubles of my own" I said
"And you can't help me out
So take your meditations and your preparations
And ram it up your snout"
"But I got a kristol bol!", he said
And held it to the light
So I snatched it all away from him
And I showed him how to do it right
I wrapped a newspaper 'round my head
So I'd look like I was Deep
I said some Mumbo Jumbos then
An' told him he was goin' to sleep
I robbed his rings and pocket watch
And everything else I found
I had that sucker hypnotized
He couldn't even make a sound
I proceeded to tell him his future then
As long as he was hanging around
I said "The price of meat has just gone up
And your old lady has just gone down..."
Look here brother, who you jivin' with that Cosmik Debris?
Now is that a real poncho or is that a Sears poncho?
Don't you know?
You could make more money as a butcher
So don't you waste your time on me
Don't waste it, don't waste your time on me
Ohm shanti, ohm shanti, ohm shanti-ohm
Shanti
Written by: Frank Zappa