Artist: Frank Zappa Album: Thing-Fish (1984) Title: You Are What You Is (in album Thing-fish)
Lyrics You Are What You Is (in album Thing-fish)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 don't make ham...)
THING-FISH: I meant dat now!
ENSEMBLE: You ain't what you're not
THING-FISH: Not even hardly...
ENSEMBLE: So see what you got
THING-FISH: And you got a lot o' lookin' t'do, junior!
ENSEMBLE: You are what you is
THING-FISH: Dat entirely TOO CORRECT!
ENSEMBLE: An' that's 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 mys'try 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 fav'rit 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: You's a wimp...she's 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 don't make ham...)
THING-FISH: And it never will...
ENSEMBLE: You ain't what you're 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' that's 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 stage. 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 AIN'T 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! Let's go!
ENSEMBLE: MERCEDES BAINNNZZZZZ!
ENSEMBLE: Who is who?
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: (singing) I don't know...
ENSEMBLE: 'N what is what
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: Somethin' I just don't know...
ENSEMBLE: 'N why is this
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: Tell me now...
ENSEMBLE: Appropriot
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: That's a funny pronunciation, If'n ever I heard one!
ENSEMBLE: If you don't like
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: Where'd you get that word?
ENSEMBLE: What you has got
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: Appropriot? The word is not!
ENSEMBLE: Drop it in the dirt
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: Drop it, yeah!
ENSEMBLE: 'N let it rot
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: I can smell it now!
ENSEMBLE: Someone else
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: Here de come, here de come!
ENSEMBLE: Will surely come
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: I told you he was comin'!
ENSEMBLE: 'N pick it up
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: That's right!
ENSEMBLE: 'Cause he wants some
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: An' he wants it for free!
ENSEMBLE: And when one day
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: There will come a day!
ENSEMBLE: You wonder who
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: I wonder too!
ENSEMBLE: You used to was
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: Who I was, anyway!
ENSEMBLE: 'N what you do
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: I used to work at the post office!
ENSEMBLE: You'll scratch your head
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: But I don't wanna un-do my doo!
ENSEMBLE: 'N look around
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: To see what's goin' on!
ENSEMBLE: But what you lost
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: Can't seem to find it!
ENSEMBLE: Will not be found
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: A Mercedes Benz!
ENSEMBLE: Do you know what you are?
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: I know!
ENSEMBLE: You are what you is
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: I'm the kinda guy...
ENSEMBLE: You is what you am
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: That ought to be drivin'
ENSEMBLE: A cow don't make ham
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: A four-fifty SLC...
ENSEMBLE: You ain't what you're not
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: A big ol' RED ONE!
ENSEMBLE: So see what you got
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: With some golf clubs stickin' out de trunk!
ENSEMBLE: You are what you is
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: I'm gwine down to de links on Saturday mornin'!
ENSEMBLE: An' that's all it is
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: Gimme a five dollar bill!
ENSEMBLE: YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: And an overcoat too...
ENSEMBLE: AN' THAT'S ALL IT IS
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: Where's my waitress, yeahhhh!
ENSEMBLE: YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: Robbie, take me to Greek Town!
ENSEMBLE: AN' THAT'S ALL IT IS
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: I'm harder than yer husband; Harder than yer husband!
ENSEMBLE: YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: I'm goin' down to White Street, to the Mudd Club, y'all!
ENSEMBLE: AN' THAT'S ALL IT IS
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: I'm goin' down 'n work the wall! 'N work the floor
ENSEMBLE: YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS
SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: 'N work the pipe, 'N work the wall some more!
ENSEMBLE: AN' THAT'S ALL IT IS |