Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...
Uh thick cloud caught uh piper clubs tail The match struck blue on uh railroad rail The old puff horse was just pullin' thru 'n uh man wore uh peg leg forever I'm on the bum where the hoboes run The air breaks with filthy chatter Oh I don't care there's no place there I don't think it matters My skin's blazin' thru 'n my clothes in tatters 'n the railroad looked Like uh "Y" up the hill of ladders Ohe shoe fell on the gravel One stick poked down Gray of age fell down on uh pair of ears An eagle shined thru my hole watch pocket Uh gingham girl baby girl Passed me by in tears Uh jack rabbit raised his folded ears Uh beautiful sagebrush jack rabbit 'n an oriole sang like an orange His breast full uh worms 'n his tail clawed the evenin' like uh hammer His wings took t' air like uh bomber 'n my rain can caught me uh cup uh water When I got into town Odd jobs mam ah yer horse I'll fodder I'm the round house man I once was yer father Uh little up the road uh wooden Candy stripe barber pole 'n above it read uh sign "Painless Parker" Lic-licorice twisted around under uh fly 'n uh youngster cocked 'er eye God before me if I'm not crazy Is my daughter Come little one with yer little dimpled fingers Gimme one 'n I'll buy you uh cherry phosphate Take you down t' the foamin' brine 'n water 'n show you the wooden tits On the Goddess with the pole out s'full sail That tempted away yer peg legged father I was shanghaied by uh high hat beaver moustache man 'n his pirate friend I woke up in vomit 'n beer in uh banana bin 'n uh soft lass with brown skin Bore me seven babies with snappin' black eyes 'n beautiful ebony skin 'n here it is I'm with you my daughter Thirty years away can make uh seaman's eyes Uh round house man's eyes flow out water Salt water
Originally made available at Justin Sherill's Home Page Replica
A colleague of Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart (aka Don Van Vliet) and his Magic Band produced some of the most eccentric music of the late 1960s--or, for that matter, ever. The high water mark of Beefheart's bizarre career, this double album of freeform "Dada rock" features such daunting tracks as "Pachuco Cadaver," "Hair Pie (Bakes 1 and 2)," and "Neon Meat Dream of an Octafish," all of which actually sound as unusual as their titles. Between Beefheart's mind-bending lyrics and cavernous voice, as well as the twisted playing of guitarists Zoot Horn Rollo and Antennae Jimmy Semens, bassist Rockette Morton and drummer The Mascara Snake, this album fully explains the expression "far out." --Billy Altman
01. Frownland 02. The Dust Blows Forward 'N The Dust Blows Back 03. Dachau Blues 04. Ella Guru 05. Hair Pie: Bake 1 06. Moonlight On Vermont 07. Pachuco Cadaver 08. Bills Corpse 09. Sweet Sweet Bulbs 10. Neon Meate Dream Of A Octafish 11. China Pig 12. My Human Gets Me Blues 13. Dali's Car 14. Hair Pie: Bake 2 15. Pena 16. Well 17. When Big Joan Sets Up 18. Fallin' Ditch 19. Sugar 'N Spikes 20. Ant Man Bee 21. Orange Claw Hammer 22. Wild Life 23. She's Too Much For My Mirror 24. Hobo Chang Ba 25. The Blimp (Mousetrapreplica) 26. Steal Softly Thru Snow 27. Old Fart At Play 28. Veteran's Day Poppy
