Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
Canonical path: /captain-beefheart/apes-ma
Related lyric paths: 6
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Apes-ma
Read Apes-ma lyrics by Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Apes-ma
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Apes-ma, apes-ma
Remember when you were young apes-ma?
And you used to break out of your cage?
Well you know that you're not
Strong enough to do that anymore now
And apes-ma... the little girl that
Named you years ago died now
And you're older apes-ma
Remember when she named you
And it was in the paper apes-ma?
Apes-ma, apes-ma
You're eating too much
And going to the bathroom too much apes-ma
And apes-ma, your cage isn't getting any bigger apes-ma
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