You see it all in 3-D.
Shine up the battle apple
We’ll shake 'em all down tonight
We’re gonna mix in the street
Katy lies
You can see it in her eyes
But imagine my surprise when I saw you
There’ll be spandex jackets one for everyone.
Savoy sides presents a new saxophone sensation
It’s Parker’s band with a smooth style of syncopation
I saw the fireworks
I believed that I was dreaming
Til the neighbors came out screaming
He’s a third world man
Times are hard
You’re afraid to pay the fee
So you find yourself somebody
Who can do the job for free
I’ve got detectives on his case
They’ve filmed the whole charade
(My rival, show me my rival)
He’s got a scar across his face
He wears a hearing aid
Did you realize
That you were a champion in their eyes?
(gotta admit, for decades I thought the lyrics were “you were italian in their eyes”.)
In the beginning
We could hang with the dude
But it’s been too much of nothing
Of that stank attitude
And now they curse your name
And there’s a bounty on your face
[Refrain]
It’s your own fault daddy
Godwhacker’s on the case
Hey Nineteen
That’s 'Retha Franklin
She don’t remember the Queen of Soul
It’s hard times befallen
The sole survivors
She thinks I’m crazy
But I’m just growing old
Now your patrons have all left you in the red
Your low-rent friends are dead
This life can be very strange
All those Day-Glo freaks who used to paint the face
They’ve joined the human race
Some things will never change
Clean this mess up else we’ll all end up in jail.
Those test tubes and the scale.
Just get it all out of here.
Just when it seems so clear
That it’s over now
Drink your big black cow
And get out of here
I would love to tour the Southland
In a traveling minstrel show
Yes I would love to tour the Southland
In a traveling minstrel show
Cause I’m dying to be a star
And make them laugh
Sound just like a record
On the phonograph
These days are gone forever
Over a long time ago
At the grotto in the greasy chair
Sits the Johnny with the lotion
And the kinky hair
When she smiled, she said it all
The band was hot, so
They danced the famous merengue
Now we dolly back
Now we fade to black
I’ve seen your picture
Your name in lights above it
This is your big debut
It’s like a dream come true
So won’t you smile for the camera?
I know they’re gonna love it
After closing time
At the Guernsey fair
I detect the El Supremo
From the room at the top of the stairs
Well I’ve been around the world
And I’ve been in the Washington Zoo
And in all my travels as the facts unravel
I’ve found this to be true
Honey how you’ve grown
Like a rose
Well we used to play
When we were three
How about a kiss for your cousin Dupree