Cosmik Debris (Live At KCET, Los Angeles/ 1974)

The mystery man came over
And he said, "I'm outta sight"
He said, for a nominal service charge
I could reach Nirvana tonight
If I was ready, willing and able
To pay him his regular fee
Why, he would drop all the rest of his pressing affairs
And devote his attention to me

But I said
Look here, brother
Who you jiving with that cosmic debris?
(Who you jiving with that cosmic debris?)
Look here, brother
Don't you waste your time on

The mystery man got nervous
And he fidget around a bit
He reached in the pocket of his mystery robe
And he whipped out a shaving kit
Now, I thought it was a razor
And a can of foaming goo
But he told me right then, when the top popped open
There was nothing his box won't do

With the oil of Aphrodite
And the dust of the Grand Wazoo
He said, "You might not believe this, Mort"
"But it'll cure your crab cakes too"

And I said, hey
Look here, brother
Morty?
Who you jiving with that cosmic debris?
(Yes indeed, who are you jiving with that cosmic debris?)
Look here, brother
Don't you waste your time on

(Go, man, go)

"I've got troubles of my own", I said
And you can't help me out
So take your meditations and your preparations
And ram it up your
"But I've got a crystal ball", he said
And he held it on up to the light
So I snatched it all away from him
And I showed him how to do it right
Yes, let's boogie

I wrapped a newspaper 'round my head
So I'd look like I was deep
I said some mumbo jumbos then
And I told him he was goin' to sleep
I robbed his rings and pocket watch
And everything else I found, yeah
I had that sucker hypnotized
He couldn't even make a sound
I proceeded to tell him his future then
As long as he was hanging around
I said, "The price of meat has just gone"
"And your old lady has just gone"

Look here, brother
(Look here, brother)
Who you jiving with that cosmic debris?
(Now is that a real poncho or is that a Sears poncho?)
(Or is it Bob Duffy's pants?)
Don't you know
You could make more money as a butcher
So don't you waste your waste on me



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Writer(s): Frank Zappa
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