Interpret:

Frank Zappa

Album:

Apostrophe (')

The Mystery Man came over 
An' he said: "I'm outa-site!" 
He said, for a nominal service charge, 
I could reach nervonna t'nite 
If I was ready, willing 'n 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 jivin' with that Cosmik Debris? 
(Now who you jivin' with that Cosmik Debris?) 
Look here brother, 
Don't you waste your time on me 
The Mystery Man got nervous 
An' he fidget around a bit 
He reached in the pocket of his Mystery Robe 
An' he whipped out a shaving kit 
Now, I thought it was a razor 
An' a can of foamin' goo 
But he told me right then when the top popped open 
There was nothin' his box won't do 
With the oil of Afro-dytee 
An' the dust of the Grand Wazoo 
He said: 
"You might not believe this, little fella, but it'll cure your Asthma too!" 
An' I said . . . 
Look here brother, 
Who you jivin' with that Cosmik Debris? 
(Now what kind of a geroo are you anyway?) 
Look here brother, 
Don't you waste your time on me 
Don't waste yer time . . . 


I've got troubles of my own, I said 
An' you can't help me out 
So take your meditations an' your preparations 
An' ram it up yer snout 
"BUT I GOT A KRISTL BOL!," he said 
An' held it to the light 
So I snatched it 
All away from him 
An' I showed him how to do it right 
I wrapped a newspaper 'round my head 
So I'd look like I was Deep 
I said some Mumbo Jumbos then 
An' told him he was goin' to sleep 
I robbed his rings 
An' pocket watch 
An' 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 
An' yer ol' lady has just gone down . . . " 
Look here brother, 
Who you jivin' 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 you waste your time on me 
(Don't waste it, don't waste your time on me . . . ) 
Ohm shonty, ohm shonty, ohm shonty-ohm 
SSHONTAY