The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
While you work the wall
Work the floor
Work the pipe
In serious pain
Some take the bible
For what it's worth
When it says that the meek
Shall inherit the Earth
Well I heard that some sheik
Has bought New Jersey last week
And you suckers ain't getting nothing
Is Hare Rama really wrong
If you wander around
With a napkin on
With a bell on a stick
And your hair is all gone
The geek shall inherit nothing
You say your life's a bum deal
And you're up against the wall
Well, people, you ain't even got no kinda
Deal at all
'Cause what they do
In Washington
They just takes care of number one
And "number one" ain't you
You ain't even number two
Those Jesus freaks
Well, they're friendly but
The shit they believe
Has got their minds all shut
And they don't even care
When the church takes a cut
Ain't it bleak when you got so much nothin'
(So whaddya do? Hey!)
Eat that pork
Eat that ham
Laugh till ya choke on Billy Graham
Moses, Aaron and Abraham
They're all a waste of time
And it's your ass that's on the line
It's your ass that's on the line
Do what you wanna
Do what you will
Just don't mess up
Your neighbor's thrill
And when you pay the bill
Kindly leave a little tip
And help the next poor sucker
On his one way trip
Some take the bible
(Aw gimme a half a dozen for the hotel room!)
Work the floor
Work the pipe
In serious pain
Some take the bible
For what it's worth
When it says that the meek
Shall inherit the Earth
Well I heard that some sheik
Has bought New Jersey last week
And you suckers ain't getting nothing
Is Hare Rama really wrong
If you wander around
With a napkin on
With a bell on a stick
And your hair is all gone
The geek shall inherit nothing
You say your life's a bum deal
And you're up against the wall
Well, people, you ain't even got no kinda
Deal at all
'Cause what they do
In Washington
They just takes care of number one
And "number one" ain't you
You ain't even number two
Those Jesus freaks
Well, they're friendly but
The shit they believe
Has got their minds all shut
And they don't even care
When the church takes a cut
Ain't it bleak when you got so much nothin'
(So whaddya do? Hey!)
Eat that pork
Eat that ham
Laugh till ya choke on Billy Graham
Moses, Aaron and Abraham
They're all a waste of time
And it's your ass that's on the line
It's your ass that's on the line
Do what you wanna
Do what you will
Just don't mess up
Your neighbor's thrill
And when you pay the bill
Kindly leave a little tip
And help the next poor sucker
On his one way trip
Some take the bible
(Aw gimme a half a dozen for the hotel room!)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Zappa
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Other Album Tracks
Altri album
- Apostrophe (') - 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe
- Penguin In Bondage (Live)
- Approximate-Bale (Live) / Uncle Remus (Piano And Vocal Mix 2024)
- Uncle Remus (Piano And Vocal Mix 2024)
- Live At The Whisky A Go Go 1968
- Dirty Love (With Quad Guitar) / Face Down ("I'm The Slime" Demo) / Fifty-Fifty (Basic Tracks, Take 7)
- Live In Australia 1973
- Fifty-Fifty (Basic Tracks, Take 7)
- Halloween In The Big Apple
- Funky Nothingness
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