Frank Zappa - The Mammy Nuns Lyrics






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, y'all! (MAMMIES, step faw'd 'n express yo'sevs!)

[Ensemble:]
We sho can dance 'n sing!
We's a lot o' fun!

[Thing-Fish:]
(D'ja get any on ya down dere?)

[Ensemble:]
We's doin' everything!
We's a lot o' fun!

[Thing-Fish:]
(How'd YOU like to use my nakkin'?)

[Ensemble:]
We's doin' de buck 'n wing!
We's a lot o' fun!
We's offa de wall!

[Thing-Fish:]
(pointing to his skirt)

(Fo' those of you unfamiliar wit de' nakkin,
Dis be de nakkin'!)

[Ensemble:]
ON BROADWAY,
IT'S A NEW DAY...

[Thing-Fish:]
On Broadway, It's a New Day!
Dat's right! Dat's 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' ain't 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 OB'DEWLLA 'X'... an' I's yo host: de THING-FISH!

[Ensemble:]
ON BROADWAY,
IT'S 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? You'm a ninny! Haw!)
Wit de dancin' skill,
Wit de nakkin' on, LAWD!





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  1. E.... M....

    If there was no zappa there would be no music!!!

  2. E.... M....

    Thanks for the opportunity to hear a genuine master of music

  3. C.... D....

    Kids today have no idea what weird is, Frank Zappa was the real King of it lol

    I'm 26, let that sink in for a bit XP

  4. c.... b....

    I got this on cassette when it came out many years ago. And I still don't know what a nakkin is.

    c.... b....

    Napkin.

    c.... b....

    It's the massive white aprons the Mammy Nuns wear

    c.... b....

    Love this,mid eighties night shift electrician. Helped enormously with the more complex issues.

  5. H.... M....

    Kingfish done got a job at de diner.

  6. D.... B....

    I cant believe no one comments on this hilarity.

    D.... B....

    Looks like someone spoke to soon. One of my favourite Zappa albums!

    D.... B....

    "Harry...they PEED on my fox!" "Don't worry Rhonda...if we just go with the flow...and don't rock the boat....I'm sure we'll have a lovely time at the theater."

  7. J.... R....

    This album is just so fucking good