Do you know what you are?
You are what you is
You is what you am
(A cow don't make ham . . . )
You ain't what you're not
So see what you got
You are what you is
An' that's all it 'tis
A foolish young man
From a middle class fam'ly
Started singin' the blues
'Cause he thought it was manly
Now he talks like the Kingfish
("Saffiiiee!")
From Amos 'n Andy
("Holy mack'l dere . . . Holy mack'l dere!")
He tells you that chitlins . . .
(Chitlins!)
Well, they taste just like candy
He thinks that he's got
De whole thang down
From the Nivea Lotion
To de Royal Crown
Do you know what you are?
You are what you is
You is what you am
(A cow don't make ham . . . )
You ain't what you're not
So see what you got
You are what you is
An' that's all it 'tis
A foolish young man
Of the Negro Persuasion
Devoted his life
To become a caucasian
He stopped eating pork
He stopped eating greens
He traded his dashiki
("Uhuru!")
For some Jordache Jeans
He learned to play golf
An' he got a good score
Now he says to himself
"I AIN'T NO NIGGER NO MORE . . . HEY! HEY! HEY!"
"I don't understand you . . . "
BWANA MA-COO-BAH
"Would you please speak more clearly . . . "
MERCEDES BAINNNNNNNZ
Who is who
(I don't know . . . )
'N what is what
(Somethin' I just don't know . . . )
'N why is this
(Tell me now . . . )
Appropriot
(That's a funny pronunciation if'n ever I heard one . . . )
If you don't like
(Where'd you get that word?)
What you has got
(Appropriot? The word is not . . . )
Drop it in the dirt
(Drop it yeah . . . )
'N let it rot
(I can smell it now . . . )
Someone else
(Here de come, here de come . . . )
Will surely come
(I told you they was comin')
'N pick it up
(That's right!)
'Cause he wants some
(An' he wants it for free . . . )
And when one day
(There will come a day . . . )
You wonder who
(I wonder too . . . )
You used to was
(Who I was anyway . . . )
'N what you do
(I used to work at the post office . . . )
You'll scratch your head
(But I don't wanna un-do my doo . . . )
'N look around
(Just to see what's goin' on . . . )
But what you lost
(Can't seem to find it . . . )
Will not be found
(A Mercedes Benz . . . )
Do you know what you are?
(I know . . . )
You are what you is
(I'm the kinda guy . . . )
You is what you am
(That ought to be drivin' a Mercedes Benz . . . )
A cow don't make a ham
(A four-fifty SLC . . . )
You ain't what you're not
(A big ol' red one . . . )
So see what you got
(With some golf clubs stickin' out de trunk . . . )
You are what you is
(I'm gwine down to de links on Saturday mornin' . . . )
An' that's all it is
(Gimme a five dollar bill . . . )
YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS
(And an overcoat too . . . )
AND THAT'S ALL IT IS
(Where's my waitress? Yeah . . . )
YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS
(Robbie, take me to Greek Town . . . )
AN THAT'S ALL IT IS
(I'm harder than yer husband; harder than yer husband . . . )
YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS
(I'm goin' down to White Street, to the Mudd Club y'all . . . )
AN THAT'S ALL IT IS
(I'm goin' down 'n work the wall 'n work the floor . . . )
YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS
('N work the pipe 'n work the wall . . . )
AN THAT'S ALL IT IS
(Some more . . . )
Frank Zappa - You Are What You Is - 1980 Paris (03:27)
Frank Zappa Palais des Sports, Paris, France June 11, 1980 (early show) Frank Zappa (lead guitar,
vocals) Ike Willis (rhythm guitar, vocals) Ray White (rhythm guitar, vocals) Tommy Mars (keyboards,
vocals) Arthur Barrow (bass, keyboards, vocals) David Logeman (drums)
I could send you my aunt in an envelope so you can see... she's shaking from caffaine like an Alzheimer. Its visualy comparible to some non-traumatic shell-shock. The mother of my friend drives around all day looking for buts; she opens them at home and creates a huge cigarette from wet cardboard. Its not because she hasnt got the money for regular sigarettes or shag, its just that she wants the heaviest possible since normal sigarettes arent sufficient.
And just basic > addiction is brainfuck
Autor: acerflots - 4 months, 1 week ago
2
What the hell does drugs and alcohol have to do about this song coffee and ciggarettes doesen,t make frank a dope addiac he says nigger in this song but it,s hard to make him a racist with 2 black guys in his band.
Autor: pattersongrove - 3 months, 3 weeks ago
3
This is total rubbish.
Autor: dirtypants428 - 1 month, 1 week ago
4
HE IS WEIRD AND I LOVE IT...!!!!
Autor: PsychedelicRedne - 4 months, 2 weeks ago
5
It's "I ain't no nigger no more."
Autor: MrEarwicker - 2 months, 4 weeks ago
6
why are ppl hung up further down the page about Franks smoking and coffee habit?big deal he's smart enough to know the risks and he was a big boy then, so he can do as he pleases',also calling frank a racist is rubbish Frank was no racist he was to smart for that kind of nonsense,R I P Frank Zappa
Autor: 73mandala - 1 month, 1 week ago
7
@acerflots they still are far away from heroine or cocaine or alcohol.... in comparison they are like babydrugs or something, show me one person whos brain got fucked smoking cigarettes and drinkin coffee all day
Autor: DGoldmay - 4 months, 1 week ago
8
2:30/3:27
How do the lyrics go?
"I ain't Inigo, no more."???
Autor: 73emanon - 3 months ago
9
lmao well don't because craig was a fictional character on a subpar show called Degrassi, he was addicted to cocaine so I don't think my little vice is that bad ;).
lmao
