Captain Beefheart

I was sittin' in a breakfast room in Allentown, Pennsylvania, six o'clock in the morning, got up to early, it was a terrible mistake... sittin' there face-to-face with a 75 cent glass of orange juice about as big as my finger and a bowl of horribly foresho...

Long before song before song blues Babbette baboon, Babbette baboon Abba zaba zoom Two shadows at noon, Babbette baboon Two shadows at noon, Babbette baboon Comin' over pretty soon, Babbette baboon Run, run, catch her soon, draft of dawn Sunshine on Ba...

White ants runnin' Black ants crawlin' Yella ants dreamin' Brown ants longin' All those people longin' to be free Uhuru ant man bee uhuru ant man bee All the ants in God's garden they can't get along War still runnin' on It's that one lump uh sugar Th...

Quietly the rain played down on last of the ashes Quietly the light played down on her lashes She smiled 'n twisted she smiled 'n twisted Hideously looking back at what once was beautiful Playing naturally magically O' her ragged hair was shinin' red whit...

I don't wanna kill my china pig No I don't Uh man's gotta live, Uh man's gotta eat Uh man's gotta have shoes t' walk out on the street I don't wanna kill my china pig E11 he was uh baby I want yuh t' see I don't wanna kill my china pig Well I used t' g...

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 down My cars stand up when I hear t...

Dachau blues those poor jews Dachau blues those poor jews Down in Dachau blues, down in Dachau blues Still cryin' 'bout the burnin' back in world war two's One mad man six million lose Down in Dachau blues down in Dachau blues Dachau blues, Dachau blues...

You wanna do what? You wanna do what? I told you what I told you what You wanna do what? You wanna do what? I told you what I told you what Go to school, go to school Go to school, go to school Just cake, just cake Just cake, just cake Dropout, dro...

Singin through you to me; thunderbolts caught easily Shouts the truth peacefully Eeeeeee-lec-tri-ci-teeeeeeee High voltage man kisses night to bring the light to those who need to hide their shadow deed Go into bright find the light and know that friends...

Here she comes walkin' Lookin' like uh zoo Hello Moon Hello Moon Hi Ella high Ella Guru She knows all the colors that nature do High Ella high Ella Guru High yella high red high blue she blew High Ella high Ella Guru She do what she mean She do what s...

When I get lonesome the wind begin t' moan When I trip fallin' ditch Somebody wanna' throw the dirt right down When I feel like dyin' the sun come out 'n stole m' fear 'n gone Who's afraid of the spirit with the bluestferbones Who's afraid of that fallin...

My smile is stuck I cannot go back t' yer Frownland My spirit's made up of the ocean And the sky 'n the sun 'n the moon 'n all my eye can see I cannot go back to yer land of gloom Where black jagged shadows Remind me of the comin' of yer doom I want my...

Into the sun in my glider There's a shadow beside her Up 'n' down through the blues Clouds give me my silent cues I'm up in my glider With a shadow beside her It begins to rain on her window pain Up in my glider There's no shadow beside her Thundering...

Now here ya come, baby With yer tail draggin' the gravy Y' know yer P's 'n' Q's What ya don't know, baby Is you givin' me the blues Ya got juice on your chin Eggs on the drain-board Pie on the wall Dirt on the rug I come home late 'N I stumbled 'n...

I got up this morning and I put on my shoes I tied my shoes then I washed my face I went to the mirror for to comb my head I made a move didn't know what to do I tipped way forward got to break and run Baby, this ain't me Baby, this ain't me Got so ugl...

I look at her and she looks at me In her eyes I see the sea I don't see what she sees in a man like me She says she loves me Her eyes, yeah her eyes Her eyes are a blue million miles Far as I can see She loves me Her eyes, her eyes Yeah her eyes ar...

Strawwood claw rattlin' m' jaw I can't call it usin' It's Just sumptin soothin' Feather times uh feather Mornin' time t' thaw Hobo chang ba Hobo chang ba Standin' still is losin' Feather times a feather Mornin' time t' thaw Strawwood claw rattlin' m'...

The moon was a drip on a dark hood 'N they were drivin' around 'n around Vital Willy tol' Weepin' Milly I'm gonna booglarize you baby I'm gonna booglarize you baby If I can find ah place t' park my machine Out ah town Milly tol' Willy come on over t'my...

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 hello To the crow Light the fire piano The moon showed up And it started t...

Ink mathematics Grey mass ecstatics Noggin elastics Cerebral tatics Cranium classics Brainium domics Denizen omics Grey massmatics Quantum pur9e It's plain to feel Hard to see Fission antics Abombastics Death antiques Wrong deductions Poor instr...

Yellow and orange and Well, they taste so good I want to eat 'em And they taste so good I get to need 'em Can, can, can, candy, candy Candy corn Yellow and orange and Candy corn Yellow and orange and Candy be reborn, be reformed Stay, stay warm 

Moonlight on Vermont affected everybody Even Mrs. Wooten well as little Nitty Even lifebuoy floatin' With his lil' pistol showin' With his lil' pistol Totin' Well that goes t' show you what uh moon can do No more bridge from Tuesday t' Friday Everybodie...

I saw yuh baby dancin' in yer x'ray gingham dress I knew you were under duress I knew you under yer dress Just keep comin' Jesus Yer the best dressed You look dandy in the sky but you don't scare me Cause I got you here in my eye In this lifetime you go...

Pena, her little head clinking Like a barrel of red velvet balls Full past noise Treats filled her eyes Turning them yellow like enamel coated tacks Soft like butter, hard not to pour Out enjoying the sun While sitting on a turned on waffle iron Smok...

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 breath Scorpion blush I have a crush on you...

The black paper between a mirror breaks my heart The moon frayed thru dark velvet lightly apart Steal softly thru sunshine Steal softly thru snow The wild goose flies from winter Breaks my heart that I can't go Energy flys thru a field 'n the sun softly...

'n sugar 'n spikes 'n neon nights Walk 'n lights 'i chains coughin' smoke whoopin' hope Cardinal sky rush by falls bark in dark Fall back in dark Pies steam stale shoes move broom 'n pale Moon in uh dime store sale Sugar 'n spikes 'n everything nice 'n e...

Well I was born in the desert came on up from New Orleans Came up on a tornado sunlight in the sky I went around all day with the moon sticking in my eye Hey hey hey all you young girls wherever you're at I got a brand new Cadillac I got a Ferrari too Su...

There's ole Gray with 'er dovewinged hat There's ole Green with her sewing machine Where's the bobbin at? Tote'n old grain in uh printed sack The dust blows forward 'n dust blows back And the wind blows black thru the sky And the smokestack blows up in s...

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 white tears in the red hot sun ‘N The Spotlight K...

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 my horse There ain’t no straw for my bed There ain’t...

She serves me flowers 'n yams 'n in the night when I'm full She brings me white jam 'n I don't know where I am In the meadow she brings me Like ah bee she stings me 'n I don't know where I am Clouds clingin' to us 'n the sun lookin' through us 'n in t...