Frank zappa (guitar, synclavier)
Steve vai (guitar)
Ray white (guitar, vocals)
Tommy mars (keyboards)
Chuck wild (piano)
Arthur barrow (bass)
Scott thunes (bass)
Jay anderson (string bass)
Ed mann (percussion)
Chad wackerman (drums)
Ike willis (vocals)
Terry bozzio (vocals)
Dale bozzio (vocals)
Napoleon murphy brock (vocals)
Bob harris (vocals)
Johnny "guitar" watson (vocals)
Thing-fish:
Welcome to the quentin robert de nameland video chapel of economic worship!
Ensemble: (singing)
Some take the bible
For what its worth
When it says that the meek
Shall inherit the earth
Well, I heard that some sheik
Has bought new jersey last week,
n you suckers aint gettin doodly!
Is all de mammys really wrong,
If wes wandrin aroun
Wit de nakkin on?
Big ol lips like a duck,
While wes singin dis song,
(evil prince, people, he caint do nothin!)
Thing-fish:
You say yo life a bum deal,
n yo up against de wall?
Well, people, you aint got no kinda
deal at all!
Now de shit dey be doin
Down in washingtum,
Ensemble:
Dey just takes care
Thing-fish:
Dey takin care
Ensemble:
Of number one
Thing-fish:
O number one,
Ensemble:
An number one aint you!
Thing-fish:
Oh no! it aint you or you!
Ensemble:
You aint even number two!
Thing-fish:
(push de button, pull dat chain,
Out come dat lil brown
Choo-choo train!)
Ensemble:
Those jesus-freaks,
Well, theyre friendly, but,
The shit they believe
Has got their minds all shut,
An they dont even care
When the church takes a cut!
(aint it bleak when youve got so much nothin? )
Thing-fish:
So whaddya do?
Ensemble:
Eat that pork!
Eat that ham!
Laugh till ya choke
On billy graham!
Brown moses, aaron, n abraham:
Theyre all a waste of time,
n its your ass thats on the line!
Thing-fish:
Wohhhhhh, heah me talkin to ya, now,
Its your ass thats on the line!
Ensemble:
Do what you wanna,
Thing-fish:
Ohh! do what ya wanna!
Ensemble:
Do what you will,
Thing-fish:
Do what you will!
Ensemble:
Just dont mess up
Thing-fish:
Dont mess it!
Ensemble:
Your neighbors thrill,
Thing-fish:
Dats right!
Ensemble:
n when you pay the bill,
Thing-fish:
Aww, when ypay de bill...
Ensemble:
Kindly leave a little tip,
Thing-fish:
One-adam-twelve...
Ensemble:
And help the next poor sucker
Thing-fish:
See de sucker...
Ensemble:
On his one way trip!
(some take the bible!)
Thing-fish:
Aw, gimme a half a duzzning fo de hotel ruim!
