You Are What You Is - Frank Zappa Do you know what you are? Dat what I ast ya! You are what you is you is what you am And dat de trufe! (a cow don't make ham...) I meant dat now! You ain't what you're not Not even hardly... So see what you got And you got a lot o' lookin' t'do, junior! You are what you is Dat entirely too correct! An' that's all it 'tis! Uh-huhhhh! A foolish young man Bring dat dummy ovuh heah 'n show it to 'em! Stashed away in san quentim ate de mys'try potatoes Told ya 'bout dem 'taters! Evil prince was inventin' now he talk like de thing-fish ("hmmmm, saffiiiee!") An' he look like a mammy! ("see de mammy, now! see de mammy, now!") His fav'rit co-log-numm...
Smell like... Sister potato head bobby brown, sister ghenghis adonis osmosis, sister jasmine noxema tapioca: Chitlins! Is de one dey call 'sammy'! One-adam-twelve...see de mammy... He finally layin' Armed 'n dangerous, reproach wit cautium! Ensemble: De whole thang down, 'cept de nivea lotium! Rub it on good, now! An de royal crown! Take good care o' dat "ash"! Do you know what you are? You's a wimp...she's a shrew! You are what you is Got dat? You is what you am One-adam-twelve, see de mammy agin'! (a cow don't make ham...) And it never will... You ain't what you're not, Unless science do somethin' 'bout it! So see what you got! I know dey woikin' on it... You are what you is, Underneath virginia! An' that's all it 'tis! Boog-boogmmm, dano..."mammy one"! they toss dummy E. the action takes place all around them. 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 ("uhuru!") For some jordache jeans!
He learned to play golf An' he got a good score
Now he says to himself:
i ain't no... nignint! No more...hey! hey! hey!" One-adam-twelve, see de "nignint" wit knife... proceed wif cautium...knife may be open... Bwana ma-coo-bah
All right! let's go! Mercedes bainnnzzzzz! Who is who? I don't know... 'n what is what Somethin' I just don't know... 'n why is this Tell me now... Appropriot That's a funny pronunciation, if'n ever I heard one! If you don't like Where'd you get that word? What you has got Appropriot? the word is not! Drop it in the dirt Drop it, yeah! 'n let it rot I can smell it now! Someone else Here de come, here de come! Will surely come I told you he was comin'! 'n pick it up That's right! 'cause he wants some An' he wants it for free! And when one day There will come a day! You wonder who I wonder too! You used to was Who I was, anyway! 'n what you do I used to work at the post office! You'll scratch your head But I don't wanna un-do my doo! 'n look around To see what's goin' on! But what you lost Can't seem to find it! Will not be found A mercedes benz! Do you know what you are? I know! You are what you is I'm the kinda guy... You is what you am That ought to be drivin' A cow don't make ham A four-fifty slc... You ain't what you're not A big ol' red one! So see what you got With some golf clubs stickin' out de trunk! You are what you is I'm gwine down to de links on saturday mornin'! An' that's all it is Gimme a five dollar bill! You are what you is And an overcoat too... An' that's all it is Where's my waitress, yeahhhh! You are what you is Robbie, take me to greek town! An' that's all it is I'm harder than yer husband; harder than yer husband! You are what you is I'm goin' down to white street, to the mudd club, y'all! An' that's all it is I'm goin' down 'n work the wall! 'n work the floor You are what you is
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i ain't no... nignint! No more...hey! hey! hey!" One-adam-twelve, see de "nignint" wit knife... proceed wif cautium...knife may be open... Bwana ma-coo-bah
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