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Artist: Frank Zappa
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On The Bus
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On The Bus
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Act i
Scene six
Toad-o line
Whereupon the house combo at the brasserie drifts into
A modified version of one of toad-o's big hit numbers.
Buddy jones stares longingly at the little nozzles
Pooching out of mary's moistened upper clothing,
But it's too late...warren, one of the other guys from
Joe's garage band has already recognized her
(he's now one of the foremost disco-fusion rhythm guitar
Players on thewett-shirt circuit, currently providing
Exciting strummery here in miami), and is in the process
Of getting the details of her life on the bus with larry
And the other jolly road crew lads. he eventually sends
Joe a letter with this infor-mation in it...
Central scrutinizer:
This is the central scrutinizer... meanwhile,
Joe hears about mary's naughty exploits. he falls in with
A fast crowd and gets seduced by a girl who works at
The jack-in-the-box, named lucille, who gives him
An unpronounceable disease...
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