Too Much Time Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

I got too much time, too much time I got too much time to be without love In my life I've got a deep devotion Wide as the sky and deep as the ocean Every war that's waged makes me cry Every bird that goes

Apes-Ma Captain Beefheart

apes-ma, apes-ma your cage is too dirty, apes-ma remember when you were young, apes-ma? and you used to break out of your cage?

Ashtray Heart Captain Beefheart

You used me like an ashtray heart Case of the punks Right from the start I feel like a glass shrimp in a pink panty With a saccharine chaperone Make invalids out of supermen Call in a "shrink" And pick

Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee Captain Beefheart

Making love to a vampire with a monkey on my knee The pond shined dry like a ladies compact Lilies leaped like flat green hearts with white hearts Squirting yellow pollen...cocks...

Twist Ah Luck Captain Beefheart

Twist ah luck that made you mine A stitch in time, your path crossed mine You're the reason, love's the rhyme It's genuine Now you're takin' up all my time When we're apart you're on my mind Thinkin' about

This Is The Day Captain Beefheart

This is the day that love chose to play, The day love came to stay, This kiss is for the first time, And this kiss is for that time Love to ride This is the day that love chose to play One minute here,

The Buggy Boogie Woogie Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Oh that buggy boogie woogie sweeps me off my feet What this world needs is a good retreat What this world needs is a good two dollar room ‘n a good two dollar broom One day I was sweepin' down by the wall

You Know You'Re A Man Captain Beefheart

ah, you know you're a man yeah, she makes you understand yeah, you know you're a man yeah, you know you're a girl about the same time yeah, about the same time i know I'm a man you know you're a girl oh

When I See Mommy I Feel Like A Mummy Captain Beefheart

oh woe - when i see mommy i feel like a mummy i feel like a mummy i feel like a mummy gonna wrap her up every time i see her every time i see her i want to grab her pull her up

Tropical Hot Dog Night Captain Beefheart

Tropical Hot Dog Night Like two flamingos in a fruit fight Ev’ry colour of day Whirlin’ around at night I’m playin’ this music So the young girls will come out To meet the monster tonight Tropical Hot

Click Clack Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Two trains Two railroad tracks One goin' ‘n the other one comin' back There goes my baby on that ole train I say come back come back baby come back Click clack click clack There's my baby wavin' her handkerchief

Flash Gordon's Ape Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

You jumped when the air hit your eyes You wanted t' go back but there wadn't none Now you been going back for so long That you think there is one It makes me laugh to hear you say how far you've come When

Sun Zoom Spark Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Nothing makes it move From the bottom to the top Does it start at the bottom Or does it start at the top Magnet draw day from dark Sun zoom spark Sun zoom spark Now which hand's got it Bottom, or the top

Space-Age Couple Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Space age couple Why don't you flex your magic muscle Space age couple Why do you hex your magic muscle Space age couple Why do you hustle ‘n bustle Why don't you drop your cool tom foolery ‘n shed your

Hey Garland I Dig Your Tweed Coat Captain Beefheart

hey Garland i dig your tweed coat I'll trade you a domino this size mothballs scented the woman silk nude tie painting his chest one celluloid stay, exposed through his nibbled collar feet speckled the

The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or The Big Dig) Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Come on down t' the big dig Come on down t' the big dig Come on t' the big dig Singin' the Smithsonian Institute blues Singin' the Smithsonian Institute blues The way it's goin' La Brea tar pits I know

Owed T'Alex Captain Beefheart

and a toot Helmets, crosses, and a patch to boot Engine hot, pipes burn white Glad I’m not home tonight Five miles back I took a spill Thought I almost paid my bill Makin’ my putt to Carson City Party time

Crazy Little Thing Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Crazy Little Thing has just gone crazy Girl, how'd ya get a name like Crazy Little Thing Probably the name that drove you crazy all along How'd ya get a walk How'd ya get it all to move so smooth and lazy

My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

I'll let a train be my feet If it's too far to walk to you If a train don't go there I'll get a jet or a bus Because I'm going to find you You're going to see me shadow soon around you And my head is my

There Ain't No Santa Claus On The Evenin' Stage Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

There ain't no Santa Claus on the evenin' stage There ain't no way t' pull the curtain ‘N hide from hunger's rage There ain't no town t' stop in There ain't no time t' stop in There ain't no straw for

Gimme Dat Harp Boy Captain Beefheart

"Gimme that harp boy Ain't no fat man's toy You hear what he is saying You hear he's saying today Harp cry harp smiling Shiny moon white note Give me room Ain't no time to Rock no boat gimme room Harp

The Host The Ghost The Most Holy O Captain Beefheart

men Piled high on truth mountain - last speak in clarity's chain You'll not be thrown but dive and sink Your pockets filled with earthly burdens When they could be filled with light and back with wings The

The Floppy Boot Stomp Captain Beefheart

The floppy boot stomped down onto the ground The farmer screamed 'n blew the sky off the mountains Eye sockets looked down on the chestbone meadows 'n the sun dropped down, 'n the moon ran off, His heels

The Past Sure Is Tense Captain Beefheart

The past sure is tense they're heading up for the main event all those people seem to be hell-bent see those people up on top of the fence and the man down there selling knotholes through the fence the

Upon The My O My Captain Beefheart

The decks were stacked The wind blew low, the wind blew high The stakes were low, the stakes were high Upon the My-O-My Hands low, hands high, Ho-ho-ho, hi-hi-hi Hands low, hands high Upon the My-O-My

Best Batch Yet Captain Beefheart

We don't have to suffer, we're the best batch yet Baked in special White flesh waves to black You might think this is the finest pearl But it's only cardboard balls Seamed in glue Overwhelming technique

Party Of Special Things To Do Captain Beefheart

The camel wore a nightie...

81 Poop Hatch Captain Beefheart

My eyes are burnt and bleeding and all that looks like a monkey on a silver bar … big poop hatch with a cotton hatch – hatch-holes that the light shows in and the light shows out … and the little red fence

The Witch Doctor Life Captain Beefheart

when the witch doctor life throws his silent bones some are crowned kings while others lose their thrones when the witch doctor life throws his silent bones small 'o' mouths scream and run

Trust Us (Take 6) Captain Beefheart

The path is the mask of love, a way, a way The flow is the task above today there is no other way (repeat) You gotta trust us when you need a friend To find us you gotta look within You gotta trust

New Electric Ride Captain Beefheart

Guaranteed here we go again, baby On the new electric ride Twisting and turning Over on our side Here we go around the curve Ya, we really going to swerve Oh, I could barely hold my pride I could barely

Observatory Crest Captain Beefheart

While the city was busy we wanted to rest She decided to drive up to observatory crest We'd just saw a concert and heard all the best We went on a ride, we got outside The sand was hot, she wanted to dance

Trust Us Captain Beefheart

The path is the mask of love, a way, a way The flow is the task above today there is no other way (repeat) You gotta trust us when you need a friend To find us you gotta look within You gotta trust

Ice Cream For Crow Captain Beefheart

it's so hot looks like you have three beaks, crow the moon's so full white hat on a pumpkin you know there's something the moon was a stone's throw stop the show i need to say

Pompadour Swamp Captain Beefheart

There's an avenue where the silhouettes dance There's an avenue where the silhouettes dance And the sun there shines down Day and night Nobody looks there Everybody knows there Good times grow there Come

Skeleton Makes Good Captain Beefheart

There's so many things To feel and see while you're awake They're just out of reach Out of grasp Yeah out of reach And just as many; maybe more The minute that you sleep So I got to throw my preach Skeleton

Harry Irene Captain Beefheart

Harry Irene were a couple that lived in the green Harry Irene were a couple that ran a canteen Ran a canteen Ran a canteen Two people Harry and Irene like you never seen The floor was made of oak, the

Run Paint Run Run Captain Beefheart

Run paint run run Run paint run run Run paint run run Paint hears this and he begin to run Electric black shadow runs 'cross the sun Run paint run run Run paint run run Hold holes in the world The sun

Sheriff Of Hong Kong Captain Beefheart

She always shows up when I'm up But she never shows up when I'm down But she's under arrest 'cause I might guess The Sheriff of Hong Kong Then she goes up in a flash I bite the end of her sash Then I'm

Further Than We'Ve Gone Captain Beefheart

Further then we've gone The stars sing a song Together that only lovers can hear Come up close to me, lover Under the heaven's beautiful cover We're here at last Only love And that all love appear Further

Golden Birdies Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Those little golden birdies look at them And the mystic Egypt tossle dangling down Old sleeper man shish, don't wake him Up one hand broom star was an obi man revered throughout the bone knob land His

Candle Mambo Captain Beefheart

fire are burning up Your feathers of fire are winning night And turning light And turning light Light deepest night for me And steer for me Spin and spin then and then When I'm dancing with my love The

Safe As Milk (Take 12) Captain Beefheart

when I washed my face Dropped some drops in an ashtray; hit a wrong place Woman at my blinds to see spiders spinning lines It's a safe as milk; it's a safe as milk I never heard it put quite that way The

Bat Chain Puller Captain Beefheart

retreats Bat chain puller Puller puller Bulbs shoot from its snoot And vanish into darkness It whistles like a root snatched from dry earth Sodbustin’ rakes with grey dust claws Announces it's coming in the

Safe As Milk Captain Beefheart

when I washed my face Dropped some drops in an ashtray; hit a wrong place Woman at my blinds to see spiders spinning lines It's a safe as milk; it's a safe as milk I never heard it put quite that way The

25th Century Quaker Captain Beefheart

and through Letting them in all you through Me into you Me to you Me to you into you Blue cheeses laces Bases blue cheese faces Phases and phases and phases and phases and phases [Chorus] Going to the

Blue Jeans And Moonbeams Captain Beefheart

how's and Moondays Sunday's and Some days Never seeing some days I'm tryin' in all ways And learnin' in between Blue jeans and Moonbeams Blue jeans and Moonbeams I been working up in lovin' Underneath the

On Tomorrow Captain Beefheart

We're all brothers of tomorrow (We won't have to talk) we won't need to talk We won't need to walk on tomorrow Rush comes, the love shapes to share shapes Love, love, love, on tomorrow Baby spring sun,

The Spotlight Kid Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Said the momma t' the baby in the corn You are my first born You shall here on in be known as The Spotlight Kid ‘N the mornin' cry of the rooster The baby lay alone ‘N the old cow in the green grass Shed

Bellerin' Plain Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Parapliers the willow dipped Rolled roots gnarled like rakers This hollow hole don't hold no jokers or fakers Don't fall by no jokers or fakers Puller down to the stirrin' hay acres Parapliers pinches