Camarillo Brillo Lyrics by Frank Zappa

Camarillo Brillo Lyrics

    Frank zappa (guitar, vocals)
    Ralph humphrey (drums)
    Sal marquez (trumpet, vocals)
    Tom fowler (bass)
    Bruce fowler (trombone)
    George duke (keyboards, synthesizer)
    Ruth underwood (marimba, vibes, percussion)
    Ian underwood (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone)
    Jean-luc ponty (violin, baritone violin)

    She had that
    Camarillo brillo
    Flamin' out along her head,
    I mean her mendocino bean-o
    By where some bugs had made it red

    She ruled the toads
    Of the short forest
    And every newt in idaho
    And every cricket who had chorused
    By the bush in buffalo

    She said she was
    A magic mama
    And she could throw a mean tarot
    And carried on without a comma
    That she was someone i should know

    She had a snake for a pet
    And an amulet
    And she was breeding a dwarf
    But she wasn't done yet
    She had gray-green skin
    A doll with a pin
    I told her she was awright
    But i couldn't come in
    (i couldn't come in right then...)

    And so she wandered
    Trough the door-way
    Just like a shadow from the tomb
    She said her stereo was four-way
    An' i'd just love it in her room

    Well, i was born
    To have adventure
    So i just followed up the steps
    Right past her fuming incense stencher
    To where she hung her castanets

    She stripped away
    Her ranchid poncho
    An' laid out naked by the door
    We did it till we were un-concho
    An' it was useless any more

    She had a snake for a pet
    And an amulet
    And she was breeding a dwarf
    But she wasn't done yet
    She had gray-green skin
    A doll with a pin
    I told her she was awright
    But i couldn't come in
    (actually, i was very busy then)

    And so she wandered
    Trough the door-way
    Just like a shadow from the tomb
    She said her stereo was four-way
    An' i'd just love it in her room

    Well, i was born
    To have adventure
    So i just followed up the steps
    Right past her fuming incense stencher
    To where she hung her castanets

    She said she was
    A magic mama
    And she could throw a mean tarot
    And carried on without a comma
    That she was someone i should know

    (is that a real poncho...i mean
    Is that a mexican poncho
    Or is that a sears poncho?
    Hmmm...no foolin' ...)

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