Lyrics

[oldtimer]

Cosmik Debris---Frank Zappa

The mystery man came over
And he said "I'm outta sight!"
He said for a nominal service charge
I could reach nirvana tonight
If I was ready, willing and able
To pay him his regular fee
He would drop all the rest of
His pressing affairs and devote
His attention to me

But I said "Look here brother
who you jiving with that cosmik debris?
Now who you jiving with that cosmik debris?
Look here brother, don't waste your time on me"

The mystery man got nervous
And he fidget around a bit
He reached in the pocket of his mystery robe
And he whipped out a shaving kit
Now I thought it was a razor
And a can of foaming goo
But he told me right then when the top popped open
There was nothin' his box won't do
With the oil of Aphrodite, and the dust of the Grand Wazoo
He said "You might not believe this, little fella
But it'll cure your asthma too"

And I said "Look here brother
Who you jiving with that cosmik debris?
Now what kind of a guru are you, anyway?
Look here brother, don't waste your time on me"
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*(Don't waste your time)*

"I've got troubles of my own", I said
"And you can't help me out
So, take your meditations and your preparations
And ram it up your snout!"
"But I got the crystal ball", he said
And held it to the light
So I snatched it, all away from him
And I showed him how to do it right

I wrapped a newspaper 'round my head
So I looked like I was deep
I said some mumbo-jumbo, then
I told him he was going to sleep
I robbed his rings and pocketwatch
And everything else I found
I had that sucker hypnotized
He couldn't even make a sound
I proceeded to tell him his future, then
As long as he was hanging around
I said "The price of meat has just gone up
And your old lady has just gone down!"

And I said "Look here brother-who you
Jiving with that cosmik debris?
Now is that a real poncho or is that a Sears poncho?
Don't you know, you could make more money as a butcher?
So, don't waste your time on me"
Don't waste it, don't waste your time on me
*(Shante)*

[thebes]

John Prine "Illegal Smile"

When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' bad

Seem like total silence was the only friend I had

Bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won

And it was twelve o'clock before I realized

That I was havin' .. no fun



Chorus:

But fortunately I have the key to escape reality

And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile

It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while

Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone

No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun



Last time I checked my bankroll,

It was gettin' thin

Sometimes it seems like the bottom

Is the only place I've been

I Chased a rainbow down a one-way street... dead end

And all my friends turned out to be insurance salesmen



Repeat Chorus:



Well, I sat down in my closet with all my overalls

Tryin' to get away

From all the ears inside my walls

I dreamed the police heard

Everything I thought... what then?

Well I went to court

And the judge's name was Hoffman



Ah but fortunately I have the key to escape reality

And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile

It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while

Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone

No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun

Well done, hot dog bun, my sister's a nun

[Islander]

Nick Drake - Things Behind the Sun:

Please beware of them that stare -
they'll only smile to see you while
your time away.
And once you've seen what they have been
to win the earth just won't seem worth
your night or a day.
Who'll hear what I say?

Look around - you find the ground
is not so far from where you are,
but don´t be too wise;
for down below they never grow
they're always tired and charms are hired
from out of their eyes.
Never surprise.

Take your time and you'll be fine
and say a prayer for people there
who live on the floor.
And if you see what's meant to be
don't name the day or try to say
it happened before.

Don't be shy you learn to fly
and see the sun when day is done
if only you see
just what you are beneath a star
that came to stay one rainy day
in autumn for free.
Yes, be what you'll be.

Please beware of them that stare -
they'll only smile to see you while
your time away.
And once you've seen what they have been
to win the earth just won't seem worth
your night or a day.
Who'll hear what I say?

Open up the broken cup.
Let goodly sin and sunshine in.
Yes that's today.
And open wide the hymns you hide.
You find reknown while people frown
at things that you say.
But say what you'll say

about the farmers and the fun
and the things behind the sun
and the people round your head
who say everything's been said
and the movement in your brain
sends you out into the rain.

[oldtimer]

This was actually used in an American Express commercial:

Gimme Some Money---Spinal Tap

Stop wasting my time


You know what I want


You know what I need


Or maybe you don't


Do I have to come right


Flat out and tell you everything?


Gimme some money


Gimme sone money


I'm nobody's fool


I'm nobody's clown


I'm treating you cool


I'm putting you down


But baby I don't intend to leave empty handed


Gimme some money


Gimme some money


Don't get me wrong


Try getting me right


Your face is ok but your purse is too tight


I'm looking for pound notes


Loose change


Bad checks, anything


Gimme some money


Gimme some money