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Artist: Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
Canonical path: /captain-beefheart/grow-fins
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Grow Fins
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Grow Fins
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Now here ya come baby
With yer tail draggin' the gravy
Y' know yer p's 'n q's
What ya don't know baby
Is you givin' me the blues
Ya got juice on your chin
Eggs on the drain-board
Pie on the wall
Dirt on the rug
I come home late
'n i stumbled 'n swore
Ya won't even give me a hug
Ya had my things all laid out by the door
I'm leavin'
I'm gonna take up with ah mermaid
'n leave you land lubbin' women alone
'n leave you land-lubbin' women alone
Ya said ya had it together once
Now yer head's around the bend
I'm tellin' ya woman
Ya better get it bach together again
I'm gonna grow fins
'n go back in the water again
If ya don't leave me alone
I'm gonna take up with ah mermaid
'n leave you land-lubbin' women alone
'n leave you land-lubbin' women alone
Now here ya come baby
With yer tail draggin' the gravy
Ya know yer p's 'n q's
What ya don't know woman
Is yer givin' me the blues
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