Frank Zappa

[FZ guitar
Steve Vai guitar
Arthur Barrow bass
Chad Wackerman drums
Ensemble:
(singing)]
We got de talkin shoes!
We de MAMMY NUNS!
Thing-Fish:
(Dominose Vobiskmmmmm!)
Ensemble:
We is important news!
We de MAMMY NUNS!
Thing-Fish:
(Et cum spear a TU-TU, Ohhhhh!)
Ensemble:
We destroy de blues!
We de MAMMY NUNS!
Thing-Fish:
Sho am, yall! (MAMMIES, step fawd n express yosevs!)
Ensemble:
We sho can dance n sing!
Wes a lot o fun!
Thing-Fish:
(Dja get any on ya down dere?)
Ensemble:
Wes doin everything!
Wes a lot o fun!
Thing-Fish:
(Howd YOU like to use my nakkin?)
Ensemble:
Wes doin de buck n wing!
Wes a lot o fun!
Wes offa de wall!
Thing-Fish:
(pointing to his skirt)
(Fo those of you unfamiliar wit de nakkin,
Dis be de nakkin!)
Ensemble:
ON BROADWAY,
ITS A NEW DAY . . .
Thing-Fish:
On Broadway, Its a New Day!
Dats right! Dats what I say!
Ensemble:
WHEN WE SAY . . .
Thing-Fish:
Oh yeah! You bout through wif my nakkin?
Ensemble:
"We is de ones dey be callin de MAMMY NUNS!"
Thing-Fish:
We ugly as SIN!
Ensemble:
We de MAMMY NUNS!
WE BE LOOKIN GOOD
WIT DE NAKKIN ON!
Thing-Fish:
We gots a nasty grin-n-n-n-n!
Ensemble:
We de MAMMY NUNS!
WE BE LOOKIN GOOD
WIT DE NAKKIN ON!
Thing-Fish:
(pointing to HARRY)
We sho aint ugly as him . . .
Ensemble:
We de MAMMY NUNS!
LAWD LAWD LAWD,
LAWD LAWD LAWD,
LAWD LAWD LAWD,
WE DE MAMMY NUNS!
Thing-Fish:
Step right up, folks, n meet de MAMMY NUNS! You two ugly white folks hafta excuse de SISTERS, as what dey put in de mash potatoes have rendered dem INCONTINENT! Anyhow, ovuh heahhhh, de scintillating SISTER OWL-GONKWIN-JANE COW-HOON, and de delectable SISTER GHENGHIS-ADONIS-OSMOSIS . . . long wif SISTER POTATO-HEAD BOBBY BROWN, and de ever-popular SISTER ANNE de DEVINE . . . an howsabouta heart-warmin welcome fo SISTER JASMINE NOXEMA-TAPIOCA an her unscrutable companium, SISTER OBDEWLLA X . . . an Is yo host: de THING-FISH!
Ensemble:
ON BROADWAY,
ITS A NEW DAY,
WHEN WE SAY:
"We is de ones dey be callin de
MAMMY NUNS!"
Thing-Fish:
We is dressed to kill!
Ensemble:
We be lookin good!
Thing-Fish:
We gives you quite a thrill!
Ensemble:
We be dancin good!
(Whom a ninny? Him? Him a ninny! Hah!
Whom a ninny? Youm a ninny! Haw!)
Wit de dancin skill,
Wit de nakkin on, LAWD!
[ The Mammy Nuns Lyrics ]