Frank Zappa (guitar, synclavier)
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Steve Vai (guitar)
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Ray White (guitar, vocals)
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Tommy Mars (keyboards)
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Chuck Wild (piano)
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Arthur Barrow (bass)
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Scott Thunes (bass)
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Jay Anderson (string bass)
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Ed Mann (percussion)
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Chad Wackerman (drums)
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Ike Willis (vocals)
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Terry Bozzio (vocals)
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Dale Bozzio (vocals)
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Napoleon Murphy Brock (vocals)
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Bob Harris (vocals)
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson (vocals)
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ENSEMBLE: (displaying Dummy #1)
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Do you know what you are?
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THING-FISH:
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Dat what I ast ya!
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ENSEMBLE:
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You are what you is You is what you am
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THING-FISH:
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And DAT de trufe!
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ENSEMBLE:
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(A cow don't make ham...)
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THING-FISH:
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I meant dat now!
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ENSEMBLE:
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You ain't what you're not
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THING-FISH:
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Not even hardly...
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ENSEMBLE:
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So see what you got
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THING-FISH:
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And you got a lot o' lookin' t'do, junior!
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ENSEMBLE:
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You are what you is
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THING-FISH:
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Dat entirely TOO CORRECT!
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ENSEMBLE:
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An' that's all it 'tis!
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THING-FISH:
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Uh-HUHHHH!
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ENSEMBLE:
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A foolish young man
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THING-FISH:
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Bring dat dummy ovuh heah 'n show it to 'em!
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ENSEMBLE:
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Stashed away in SAN QUENTIM Ate de mys'try potatoes
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THING-FISH:
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Told ya 'bout dem 'taters!
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ENSEMBLE:
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EVIL PRINCE was inventin' Now he talk like de THING-FISH
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THING-FISH: (manipulating the dummy)
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("Hmmmm, Saffiiiee!")
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ENSEMBLE:
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An' he look like a MAMMY!
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THING-FISH: (manipulating the dummy)
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("See de mammy, now! See de mammy, now!")
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ENSEMBLE:
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His fav'rit CO-LOG-NUMM...
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THING-FISH:
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Smell like...
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SISTER POTATO HEAD BOBBY BROWN, SISTER GHENGHIS ADONIS OSMOSIS, SISTER JASMINE NOXEMA TAPIOCA:
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CHITLINS!
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ENSEMBLE:
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Is de one dey call 'SAMMY'!
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THING-FISH:
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One-Adam-Twelve...see de mammy...
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ENSEMBLE:
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He finally layin'
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THING-FISH:
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Armed 'n dangerous, reproach wit cautium!
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ENSEMBLE:
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De whole thang down, 'Cept de NIVEA LOTIUM!
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THING-FISH:
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Rub it on good, now!
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ENSEMBLE:
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An de ROYAL CROWN!
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THING-FISH:
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Take good care o' dat "ASH"!
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ENSEMBLE:
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Do you know what you are?
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THING-FISH:
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You's a wimp...she's a shrew!
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ENSEMBLE:
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You are what you is
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THING-FISH:
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Got dat?
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ENSEMBLE:
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You is what you am
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THING-FISH:
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One-Adam-Twelve, see de mammy agin'!
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ENSEMBLE:
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(A cow don't make ham...)
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THING-FISH:
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And it never will...
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ENSEMBLE:
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You ain't what you're not,
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THING-FISH:
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Unless SCIENCE do somethin' 'bout it!
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ENSEMBLE:
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So see what you got!
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THING-FISH:
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I KNOW dey woikin' on it...
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ENSEMBLE:
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You are what you is,
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THING-FISH:
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Underneath VIRGINIA!
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ENSEMBLE:
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An' that's all it 'tis!
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THING-FISH:
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BOOG-BOOGMMM, Dano..."MAMMY ONE"! They toss dummy #1 into the wings, an d introduce dummy #2 to HARRY & RHONDA. Their torture-chairs, (on a rolling platform), are wheeled to center stage. The action takes place all around them.
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ENSEMBLE: (showing Dummy #2)
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A foolish young man
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Of de negro persuasion
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Devoted his life
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To become a caucasian
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He stopped eating pork
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He stopped eating greens
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He trade his dashiki
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SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: (manipulating the dummy)
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("Uhuru!")
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ENSEMBLE:
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For some Jordache Jeans!
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He learned to play golf
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An' he got a good score
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Now he says to himself:
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"I AIN'T NO..."
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THING-FISH:
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"NIGNINT!"
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ENSEMBLE:
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NO MORE...HEY! HEY! HEY!"
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THING-FISH:
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One-Adam-Twelve, see de "NIGNINT" wit knife... proceed wif cautium...knife may be open...
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ENSEMBLE:
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BWANA MA-COO-BAH
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HARRY:
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All Right! Let's go!
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ENSEMBLE:
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MERCEDES BAINNNZZZZZ!
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ENSEMBLE:
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Who is who?
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SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON: (singing)
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I don't know...
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ENSEMBLE:
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'N what is what
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SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON:
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Somethin' I just don't know...
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ENSEMBLE:
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'N why is this
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SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON:
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Tell me now...
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ENSEMBLE:
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Appropriot
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SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON:
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That's a funny pronunciation, If'n ever I heard one!
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ENSEMBLE:
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If you don't like
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SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON:
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| Where'd you |
