You Are What You Is — Frank Zappa: текст песни

Frank zappa (guitar, synclavier)

Steve vai (guitar)

Ray white (guitar, vocals)

Tommy mars (keyboards)

Chuck wild (piano)

Arthur barrow (bass)

Scott thunes (bass)

Jay anderson (string bass)

Ed mann (percussion)

Chad wackerman (drums)

Ike willis (vocals)

Terry bozzio (vocals)

Dale bozzio (vocals)

Napoleon murphy brock (vocals)

Bob harris (vocals)

Johnny "guitar" watson (vocals)

Ensemble: (displaying dummy #1)

Do you know what you are?

Thing-fish:

Dat what I ast ya!

Ensemble:

You are what you is you is what you am

Thing-fish:

And dat de trufe!

Ensemble:

(a cow dont make ham...)

Thing-fish:

I meant dat now!

Ensemble:

You aint what youre not

Thing-fish:

Not even hardly...

Ensemble:

So see what you got

Thing-fish:

And you got a lot o lookin tdo, junior!

Ensemble:

You are what you is

Thing-fish:

Dat entirely too correct!

Ensemble:

An thats all it tis!

Thing-fish:

Uh-huhhhh!

Ensemble:

A foolish young man

Thing-fish:

Bring dat dummy ovuh heah n show it to em!

Ensemble:

Stashed away in san quentim ate de mystry potatoes

Thing-fish:

Told ya bout dem taters!

Ensemble:

Evil prince was inventin now he talk like de thing-fish

Thing-fish: (manipulating the dummy)

("hmmmm, saffiiiee!")

Ensemble:

An he look like a mammy!

Thing-fish: (manipulating the dummy)

("see de mammy, now! see de mammy, now!")

Ensemble:

His favrit co-log-numm...

Thing-fish:

Smell like...

Sister potato head bobby brown, sister ghenghis adonis osmosis, sister jasmine noxema tapioca:

Chitlins!

Ensemble:

Is de one dey call sammy!

Thing-fish:

One-adam-twelve...see de mammy...

Ensemble:

He finally layin

Thing-fish:

Armed n dangerous, reproach wit cautium!

Ensemble:

De whole thang down, cept de nivea lotium!

Thing-fish:

Rub it on good, now!

Ensemble:

An de royal crown!

Thing-fish:

Take good care o dat "ash"!

Ensemble:

Do you know what you are?

Thing-fish:

Yous a wimp...shes a shrew!

Ensemble:

You are what you is

Thing-fish:

Got dat?

Ensemble:

You is what you am

Thing-fish:

One-adam-twelve, see de mammy agin!

Ensemble:

(a cow dont make ham...)

Thing-fish:

And it never will...

Ensemble:

You aint what youre not,

Thing-fish:

Unless science do somethin bout it!

Ensemble:

So see what you got!

Thing-fish:

I know dey woikin on it...

Ensemble:

You are what you is,

Thing-fish:

Underneath virginia!

Ensemble:

An thats all it tis!

Thing-fish:

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

E. the action takes place all around them.

Ensemble: (showing dummy #2)

A foolish young man

Of de negro persuasion

Devoted his life

To become a caucasian

He stopped eating pork

He stopped eating greens

He trade his dashiki

Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: (manipulating the dummy)

("uhuru!")

Ensemble:

For some jordache jeans!

He learned to play golf

An he got a good score

Now he says to himself:

"i aint no..."

Thing-fish:

"nignint!"

Ensemble:

No more...hey! hey! hey!"

Thing-fish:

One-adam-twelve, see de "nignint" wit knife... proceed wif cautium...knife may be open...

Ensemble:

Bwana ma-coo-bah

Harry:

All right! lets go!

Ensemble:

Mercedes bainnnzzzzz!

Ensemble:

Who is who?

Sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon: (singing)

I dont know...

Ensemble:

n what is what