• Abso-You'
  • Absolutely Free
    Suzy: I don't do publicity balling for you anymore FZ: The first word in this song is discorporate It means to leave your body Discorporate & come with me Shi...
  • America Drinks
    (One, Two, Buckle my Shoe) (Do-dos, and yips yips, assorted improv) I tired to find How my heart could be so blind, (Wanna buy some Penzo?) Dear How could I be...
  • Amnesia Vivace
    (Since it basically is an Instrumental, and did not appear in the Libretto, this section is lifted from the album, it ain't easy either) La-la-la-la Oooo ah-a...
  • Anything
    For you, I could do anything For your love, my heart cries Take me heard, my love my everything For so long I have needed your love Oh, when, when you first ca...
  • Anyway The Wind Blows
    Anyway the wind blows is fine with me Anyway the wind blows, it don't matter to me 'Cause I'm thru with the fussin' and fightin' with you I went out and found a...
  • Are You Hung Up?
    EC: Uh Uh Uh Uh Uh Uh d'you, are you, ARE YOU HUNG UP? ARE YOU HUNG UP? Girl: Outa site! EC: Outa site, yeah --listen, uhm, d'you, are you ? AR...
  • Big Leg Emma
    There's a big dilemma About my Big Leg Emma, uh-huh, oh yeah There's a big dilemma About my Big Leg Emma, uh-huh, oh yeah She was my steady date Until she put o...
  • Bow Tie Daddy
    Bow tie daddy don'tcha blow your top Everything's under control Bow tie daddy don'tcha blow your top 'Cause you think you're gettin' too old Don't try to do no ...
  • Brown Shoes Don't Make It
    Brown shoes don't make it Brown shoes don't make it Quit school, why fake it? Brown shoes don't make it? TV dinner by the pool Watch your brother grow a beard G...
  • Call Any Vegetable
    (Cheesey, Cheesey) (This is a song about vegetables, they keep ya regular They're real good for yo) Call any vegetable Call it by name Call one today When you ...
  • Cheap Thrills
    Cheap thrills in the back of my car Cheap thrills, how fine they are Cheap thrills up and down my spine I need it, I need it, 'cause it feels so fine Cheap thr...
  • Concentration Moon
    Concentration Moon Over the camp in the valley Concentration Moon Wish I was back in the alley With all of my friends, Still running free: Hair growing out Ever...
  • Cruising For Burgers
    I must be free My fake ID Freeeeeees me Gotta do a few things To make my life complete I gotta live my life Out on the street The difference between us Is not v...
  • Deseri
    When I'm dancing with Deseri All the boys are jealous of me I'm as happy as I can be Oh, Deseri I will never be untrue I will never ever make her blue She'll n...
  • Didja Get Any Onya?
    MOO-AHHH MOO-AHHH MOO-AHHH Lowell: Years ago in Germany when I was a very small boy, zere was a lot of people standing around on ze corners asking questions: "...
  • Directly From My Heart To You
    Direct Directly from my heart to you Direct Directly from my heart to you Oh, you know that I love you That's why I feel so blue Oh, I pray Our love would last...
  • Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague
    AY-YEAH AY-YEAH AY-YEAH AY-YEAH La la la la la wee-ooo (Ay!) La la la la la wee-ooo (Woo-pah!) Bom-bop-bom bom-bom-pa-paw, Bom-bop-bom bom-bom-pa-paw, etc...
  • Electric Aunt Jemima
    Ow ow ow ow Rundee rundee rundee Dinny wop wop Ow ow ow ow Rundee rundee rundee Dinny wop wop Electric Aunt Jemima Goddess of Love Khaki Maple Buckwheats Frizz...
  • Flower Punk
    Hey Punk, where you goin' with that flower in your hand? Hey Punk, where you goin' with that flower in your hand? Well, I'm goin' up to Frisco to join a psyche...
  • Fountain Of Love
    It was September, the leaves were gold That's when our hearts knew that story untold We were young lovers, strolling near The fountain of love, founttain of lov...
  • Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder
    A year ago today Was when you went away But now you come back knockin' on my door And you say you're back to stay, But I say Go cry On somebody else's shoulder ...
  • Harry, You're A Beast
    I'm gonna tell you the way it is And I'm not gonna be kind or easy Your whole attitude stinks, I say And the life you lead is completely empty You paint your h...
  • Help, I'm A Rock
    Help I'm a rock, help I'm a rock, help I'm a rock! Ahahahahahahaaa Help I'm a rock, help I'm a rock, help I'm a rock! Somebody, please, please! Help I'm a rock,...
  • Hot Poop
    Gary Kellgren: He is working the controls because all he does is love to turn knobs They think it is the way they can create I wonder what everyone else i...
  • How Could I Be Such A Fool
    When I won your love, I was very glad Every happiness in the world belonged to me Then our love was lost and you went away Now I shed my tears in lonely misery ...
  • Hungry Freaks Daddy
    Mr America, walk on by your schools that do not teach Mr America, walk on by the minds that won't be reached Mr America try to hide the emptiness that's you ins...
  • I Ain't Got No Heart
    Ain't got no heart I ain't got no heart to give away I sit and laugh at fools in love There ain't no such thing as love No angels singing up above today Girl ...
  • I'm Not Satisfied
    Yeah! Got no place to go I'm tired of walking up and down the street all by myself No love left for me to give I try and try but no-one wants me the way I am W...
  • Ian Underwood Whips It Out
    Ian: My name is Ian Underwood and I am the straight member of the group (Ha ha ha!) Suzy: Wowie Zowie! Ian: One month ago I heard The Mothers of Invention at th...
  • If We'd All Been Living In California
    FZ: Ok? Now if you still want to get your name in magazines he wants five hundred dollars a month! JCB: Where does it come from? We worked one gig this month An...
  • It Can't Happen Here
    It can't happen here It can't happen here I'm telling you, my dear That it can't happen here Because I been checkin' it out, baby I checked it out a couple a ti...
  • Jelly Roll Gum Drop
    Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you Baby don't you know now Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you The way yo do the bop Like a spinning top The Pachuco Ho...
  • Let's Make The Water Turn Black
    Now believe me when I tell you that my song is really true I want everyone to listen and believe It's about some little people from a long time ago And all the ...
  • Lonely Little Girl
    You're a lonely little girl But your Mommy & your Daddy don't care You're a lonely little girl The things they say Just hurt your heart It's too late now For t...
  • Louie Louie
    FZ: Ah! I know the perfect thing to accompany this man's trumpet None other than The Mighty & Majestic Albert Hall Pipe Organ! Guy In The Audience: Right! FZ...
  • Love Of My Life
    Love of my life, I love you so Love of my life, don't ever go I love you only Love, love of my life Stars in the sky they never lie Tell me you need me, don't ...
  • Mom & Dad
    Mama! Mama! Someone said they made some noise The cops have shot some girls & boys You'll sit home & drink all night They looked too weird it served them rig...
  • Mother People
    We are the other people We are the other people We are the other people You're the other people too Found a way to get to you Do you think that I'm crazy? Out ...
  • Mr Green Genes
    Eat your greens Don't forget your beans & celery Don't forget to bring Your fake ID Eat a bunch of these MAGNIFICENT With sauerkraut Sauerkraut Eat a grape, a ...
  • My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
    You know, your mama and your daddy Saying I'm no good to you They call me dirty from the alley Till I don't know what to do I get so tired of sneakin' around Ju...
  • No No No
    Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh Makes me cry to see you go-o-o-oo-oh No no no no no no no-o-...
  • Oh No
    Oh no I don't believe it You say that you think you know The meaning of love You say love is all we need You say With your love you can change All of the fools ...
  • Our Bizarre Relationship
    FZ: Bizarre! Suzy: Bizarre ha ha! No-one could ever understand our bizarre relationship because I was your intellectual frigid housekeeper Especially when yo...
  • Plastic People
    Ladies and Gentlemen The President of the United States! *"Fella AmericansDoot, Doot, Doot"* He's been sick!--Doot! Doot! And I think his wife is gonna bring hi...
  • Prelude To King Kong
    Ayyy! Yee-hah! Here's one with your father's moustache, your old cookie jar, rubbers, sneakers, galoshes, belt buckles, and book covers with the name of your hi...
  • Sleeping In A Jar
    It's the middle of the night And your mommy & your daddy are sleeping It's the middle of the night And your mommy & your daddy are sleeping SLEEPING MOM & DAD A...
  • Soft-Sell Conclusion
    *A lot of people don't bother about their friends in the vegetable kingdom They think: Oh, ah, what can I say? What can a person like myself say to a vegetable...
  • Son Of Suzy Creamcheese
    Suzy Creamcheese, Oh, mama, now What's got into ya? Suzy you were such a sweetie Yeah, yeah, yeah Once you were my one and only Yeah, yeah, yeah Blow your mind...
  • Status Back Baby
    I'm losing status at the high school I used to think that it was my school WAH WAH WAH WAH I was the king of every school activity But that's no more Oh mama, ...
  • Stuff Up The Cracks
    If you decide to leave me, it's all over If you decide to leave me, it's all over I tried to make you happy I gave you all my love There's nothing left for me t...
  • Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
    There will come a time when everybody Who is lonely will be free TO SING & DANCE & LOVE There will come a time when every evil That we know will be an evil THAT...
  • Telephone Conversation
    Pam: Well -just operator? Hold for a minute, please FZ: Hello? Operator: Yes, sir FZ: Ah, can you call 6-7-8-9-8-6-6? Operator: Same area code? FZ: Yes Opera...
  • Tengo Na Minchia Tanta
    Ah, tengo na minchia tanta Tengo na minchia accussi' Devi usare un pollo Devi usare un pollo Se me la vuoi tastar Tengo na minchia tanta Tengo na minchia accus...
  • The Air
    The air Escaping from your mouth The hair Escaping from your nose My heart Escaping from the scraping And the shaping Of the draping I'm awaking In a T-shirt In...
  • The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny
    A-ha-hah! Bwah-ha-ha! (Cough! Cough!) Ha ha ha ha! Nyah-ha-ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Nyah-ha-ha-ha! Oh Arbitrary! Nyah-ha-ha-ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...
  • The Duke Of Prunes
    A moon beam through the prune in June Reveals your chest I see your lovely beans And in that magic go-kart I bite your neck The cheese I have for you, my dear I...
  • The Duke Regains His Chops
    And you'll be my Duchess My Duchess of Prunes I'm looking through the prune in June Reveals your chest I see your lovely beans And in that magic go-kart I bite...
  • The Idiot Bastard Son
    The idiot bastard son: (THE FATHER'S A NAZI IN CONGRESS TODAY THE MOTHER'S A HOOKER SOMEWHERE IN LA) The idiot bastard son: (ABANDONED TO PERISH IN BACK OF A CA...
  • The Legend Of The Golden Arches
    Heh heh heh GrrrRRRNNHH Suzy: The first thing that attracted me to Mothers music was the fact that they played for twenty minutes and everybody was hissing a...
  • The Little House I Used To Live In
    FZ: Thank you, good night Thank you, if you'll if you sit down and be quiet, we'll make an attempt to, ah, perform Brown Shoes Don't Make It Man In Unifor...
  • The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet
    Suzy? Yes Suzy Creamcheese? Yes This is the voice of your conscience baby, uh I just want to Check one thing out with you, do you mind dear? What? Suzy Creamche...
  • The Uncle Meat Variations
    Ya ya ya ya ya Ahhhahahhhhhhhh Ya ya ya ya ya Ahhhahahhhhhhhh Fuzzy dice & bongos FUZZY DICE I got 'em At the Pep Boys at the BOYYYYYYYYS Fuzzy Dice & bongos...
  • The Voices Of Cheese
    Suzy: Hello, teenage America (heh), My name is Suzy Creemcheese, (SNORK) I'm Suzy Creemcheese because I've never worn fake eyelashes in my whole life And I neve...
  • Toad Of The Short Forest
    FZ: At this very moment on stage we have drummer A playing in 7/8, drummer B playing in 3/4, the bass playing in 3/4, the organ playing in 5/8, the tambourine p...
  • Trouble Every Day
    Well I'm about to get UPSET From watchin' my TV Been checkin' out the news Until my eyeballs fail to see I mean they say that every day Is just another rotten m...
  • Uncle Bernie's Farm
    (I'm dreaming) There's a bomb to blow yo mommy up, A bomb for yo daddy too! (Ouch!) A baby doll that burps 'n pees; A case of airplane glue! There's a hungry p...
  • Uncle Meat Film Excerpt Part 1
    0:00 FZ: We're shooting the uh, title sequence for Uncle Meat right now, which is the name of the Mothers of Invention movie that we've been working on for abo...
  • Uncle Meat Film Excerpt Part 2
    0:00 Phyllis: I used to watch him eat, and while he was eating I would talk to him, and while he was eating I would ask him what he was doing, and all he would...
  • Valarie
    La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la Although you don't want me no more Oh, but it's alright, alright with me 'Cause you kno...
  • What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?
    What's the ugliest Part of your body? What's the ugliest Part of your body? Some say your nose Some say your toes (I think it's your mind) But I think it's YOUR...
  • Who Are The Brain Police?
    Aahh ah ahahahaaa, aahh ah ahahahaaa What will you do if we let you go home, And the plastic's all melted, And so is the chrome? WHO ARE THE BRAIN POLICE? Aahh...
  • Who Needs The Peace Corps?
    What's there to live for? Who needs the peace corps? Think I'll just DROP OUT I'll go to Frisco Buy a wig & sleep On Owsley's floor Walked past the wig store D...
  • Why Don'tcha Do Me Right?
    Why don'tcha do me right? Why don'tcha do me right? Why don'tcha do me right? You got me pulled up tight Why don'tcha do me right? You got me beggin' on my kne...
  • Wowie Zowie
    Wowie Zowie Your love's a treat Wowie Zowie You can't be beat Wowie Zowie, baby You're so neat I don't even care If you shave your legs Wowie Zowie, baby You're...
  • Wplj
    I say WPLJ, really taste good to me WPLJ, won't you take a drink with me Well, it's a good good wine It really make you feel so fine (So fine, so fine, so fine)...
  • You Didn't Try To Call Me
    You didn't try to call me, why didn't ya try, didn't ya try? Didn't ya know I was lonely? No matter who I take home, I keep on calling your name And you, (I nee...
  • You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
    You're probably wondering Why I'm here And so am I So am I Just as much as you wonder 'Bout me bein' in this place Yeah! That's just how much I marvel At the la...