The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or The Big Dig) Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Come on down t' the big dig Come on down t' the big dig Come on t' the big dig Singin' the Smithsonian Institute blues Singin' the Smithsonian Institute blues The way it's goin' La Brea tar pits I know

Hey Garland I Dig Your Tweed Coat Captain Beefheart

hey Garland i dig your tweed coat I'll trade you a domino this size mothballs scented the woman silk nude tie painting his chest one celluloid stay, exposed through his nibbled collar feet speckled the

Big Eyed Beans From Venus Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Distant cousins, there's a limited supply And we're down to the dozens, and this is why Big Eyed Beans from Venus Oh my, oh my Boys and girls Earth people around the circle Mixtures of man alive Big eyed

Glider Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

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

Grow Fins Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

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

Safe As Milk (Take 12) Captain Beefheart

when I washed my face Dropped some drops in an ashtray; hit a wrong place Woman at my blinds to see spiders spinning lines It's a safe as milk; it's a safe as milk I never heard it put quite that way The

Safe As Milk Captain Beefheart

when I washed my face Dropped some drops in an ashtray; hit a wrong place Woman at my blinds to see spiders spinning lines It's a safe as milk; it's a safe as milk I never heard it put quite that way The

81 Poop Hatch Captain Beefheart

My eyes are burnt and bleeding and all that looks like a monkey on a silver bar … big poop hatch with a cotton hatch – hatch-holes that the light shows in and the light shows out … and the little red fence

Smithsonian The Avett Brothers

Call the Smithsonian I made a discovery Life ain't forever and lunch isn't free Loved ones will break your heart with or without you Turns out we don't get to know everything Get the young scientists,

I Wanna Find A Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have To Go Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

I wanna find me a woman who'll hold my big toe till I have to go I wanna find a blue swirl plastic ocarina About five miles long And play with them sweet potatoes all night long 'cause them yams have all

Sun Zoom Spark Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Nothing makes it move From the bottom to the top Does it start at the bottom Or does it start at the top Magnet draw day from dark Sun zoom spark Sun zoom spark Now which hand's got it Bottom, or the top

The Clouds Are Full Of Wine (Not Whiskey Or Rye) Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

The clouds are full of wine Not whiskey or rye ‘n the sky is full of bluebrains Bluejays, mermaids Bluebrains, bluejays, bluebirds, mermaids bluejays, bluebirds, rainbows ‘n the night is full of rhinestones

I Love You, You Big Dummy Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Love has no body I love you, you big dummy No body has love No body has love Breathe deep Breathe high Breathe life Don't breathe ah lie I love you, you big dummy

Bellerin' Plain Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Parapliers the willow dipped Rolled roots gnarled like rakers This hollow hole don't hold no jokers or fakers Don't fall by no jokers or fakers Puller down to the stirrin' hay acres Parapliers pinches

Clear Spot Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Swamp's all rotten ‘n stinkin' uhh Vegetation's hot Sleepin' in a bayou on a old rotten cot Can't find my kind of folks havin' fun I have to run run run run Run to find a clear spot Can't shadow down, the

Long Neck Bottles Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Woman like long neck bottles And a big head on her beer I don't like to talk about my women But I hold that woman dear Well, one night she go to drinking Got out and shot up the town I'll be damned if

The Floppy Boot Stomp Captain Beefheart

The floppy boot stomped down onto the ground The farmer screamed 'n blew the sky off the mountains Eye sockets looked down on the chestbone meadows 'n the sun dropped down, 'n the moon ran off, His heels

Tropical Hot Dog Night Captain Beefheart

Tropical Hot Dog Night Like two flamingos in a fruit fight Ev’ry colour of day Whirlin’ around at night I’m playin’ this music So the young girls will come out To meet the monster tonight Tropical Hot

Blabber 'n Smoke Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

All you ever do is blabber ‘n smoke There's ah big pain in your window ‘N all your waters turn t' rope It gonna hang you all Dangle you all Dang you all If you don't hurry there will be no hope Why don't

Petrified Forest Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Human Bark Beautyless hide from beauty Bow your eyes ‘n heads to the duty of the dead's Suck the ground Breathe life into the dead dinosaurs Let the past demons rear up ‘n belch fire in the air of now

There Ain't No Santa Claus On The Evenin' Stage Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

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

Space-Age Couple Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Space age couple Why don't you flex your magic muscle Space age couple Why do you hex your magic muscle Space age couple Why do you hustle ‘n bustle Why don't you drop your cool tom foolery ‘n shed your

Low Yo Yo Stuff Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Fast goes fast Slow goes slow Alright now, do the Low Yo Yo Yo Yo Now do the Low Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Like that girl standing on the corner Trying to get a ride to the other side When way down underneath

The Host The Ghost The Most Holy O Captain Beefheart

men Piled high on truth mountain - last speak in clarity's chain You'll not be thrown but dive and sink Your pockets filled with earthly burdens When they could be filled with light and back with wings The

The Past Sure Is Tense Captain Beefheart

The past sure is tense they're heading up for the main event all those people seem to be hell-bent see those people up on top of the fence and the man down there selling knotholes through the fence the

Upon The My O My Captain Beefheart

The decks were stacked The wind blew low, the wind blew high The stakes were low, the stakes were high Upon the My-O-My Hands low, hands high, Ho-ho-ho, hi-hi-hi Hands low, hands high Upon the My-O-My

Best Batch Yet Captain Beefheart

We don't have to suffer, we're the best batch yet Baked in special White flesh waves to black You might think this is the finest pearl But it's only cardboard balls Seamed in glue Overwhelming technique

Party Of Special Things To Do Captain Beefheart

The camel wore a nightie...

My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

I'll let a train be my feet If it's too far to walk to you If a train don't go there I'll get a jet or a bus Because I'm going to find you You're going to see me shadow soon around you And my head is my

Twist Ah Luck Captain Beefheart

Twist ah luck that made you mine A stitch in time, your path crossed mine You're the reason, love's the rhyme It's genuine Now you're takin' up all my time When we're apart you're on my mind Thinkin' about

The Witch Doctor Life Captain Beefheart

when the witch doctor life throws his silent bones some are crowned kings while others lose their thrones when the witch doctor life throws his silent bones small 'o' mouths scream and run

Trust Us (Take 6) Captain Beefheart

The path is the mask of love, a way, a way The flow is the task above today there is no other way (repeat) You gotta trust us when you need a friend To find us you gotta look within You gotta trust

New Electric Ride Captain Beefheart

Guaranteed here we go again, baby On the new electric ride Twisting and turning Over on our side Here we go around the curve Ya, we really going to swerve Oh, I could barely hold my pride I could barely

Observatory Crest Captain Beefheart

While the city was busy we wanted to rest She decided to drive up to observatory crest We'd just saw a concert and heard all the best We went on a ride, we got outside The sand was hot, she wanted to dance

Trust Us Captain Beefheart

The path is the mask of love, a way, a way The flow is the task above today there is no other way (repeat) You gotta trust us when you need a friend To find us you gotta look within You gotta trust

This Is The Day Captain Beefheart

This is the day that love chose to play, The day love came to stay, This kiss is for the first time, And this kiss is for that time Love to ride This is the day that love chose to play One minute here,

Ashtray Heart Captain Beefheart

You used me like an ashtray heart Case of the punks Right from the start I feel like a glass shrimp in a pink panty With a saccharine chaperone Make invalids out of supermen Call in a "shrink" And pick

Ice Cream For Crow Captain Beefheart

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

Pompadour Swamp Captain Beefheart

There's an avenue where the silhouettes dance There's an avenue where the silhouettes dance And the sun there shines down Day and night Nobody looks there Everybody knows there Good times grow there Come

Skeleton Makes Good Captain Beefheart

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

Harry Irene Captain Beefheart

Harry Irene were a couple that lived in the green Harry Irene were a couple that ran a canteen Ran a canteen Ran a canteen Two people Harry and Irene like you never seen The floor was made of oak, the

Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee Captain Beefheart

Making love to a vampire with a monkey on my knee The pond shined dry like a ladies compact Lilies leaped like flat green hearts with white hearts Squirting yellow pollen...cocks...

Run Paint Run Run Captain Beefheart

Run paint run run Run paint run run Run paint run run Paint hears this and he begin to run Electric black shadow runs 'cross the sun Run paint run run Run paint run run Hold holes in the world The sun

Sheriff Of Hong Kong Captain Beefheart

She always shows up when I'm up But she never shows up when I'm down But she's under arrest 'cause I might guess The Sheriff of Hong Kong Then she goes up in a flash I bite the end of her sash Then I'm

Further Than We'Ve Gone Captain Beefheart

Further then we've gone The stars sing a song Together that only lovers can hear Come up close to me, lover Under the heaven's beautiful cover We're here at last Only love And that all love appear Further

Golden Birdies Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Those little golden birdies look at them And the mystic Egypt tossle dangling down Old sleeper man shish, don't wake him Up one hand broom star was an obi man revered throughout the bone knob land His

The Spotlight Kid Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

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

Candle Mambo Captain Beefheart

fire are burning up Your feathers of fire are winning night And turning light And turning light Light deepest night for me And steer for me Spin and spin then and then When I'm dancing with my love The

Apes-Ma Captain Beefheart

well you know that you're not strong enough to do that anymore now and apes-ma, the little girl that named you years ago has died now and you're older, apes-ma remember when she named

You Know You'Re A Man Captain Beefheart

ah, you know you're a man yeah, she makes you understand yeah, you know you're a man yeah, you know you're a girl about the same time yeah, about the same time i know I'm a man you know you're a girl oh