Wonderful Wino
Frank Zappa
WONDERFUL WINO As recorded by Frank Zappa (From the 1976 Album ZOOT ALLURES) [Intro] [Verse 1] L.A. in the summer of ’69 I went downtown and bought me some wine Oh I drank it down under the table I said: Watch me now I’m gonna eat the label Well I’m a wino man Don’t you know I am? [Verse 2] 36 - 24 hips about 30 I seen a fine lady And I started talkin’ dirty Boy she looked over at me And she raised her thumb She said: "Jam down the road You bum bum bum bum" I’m a wino man Don’t you know I am? [Bridge] I went to the country And while I was gone I lost control of my body functions On a roller-headed lady’s front lawn I’m so ashamed But I’m a wino man I can’t help myself I’ve been drinkin’ all night Till my eyes got red Stumbled on the gutter And busted my head Bugs in my zoot suit Been scratchin’ like a dog I can’t stand no water And I stink like a hog Give me a five dollar bill And an overcoat too Give me a five dollar bill And an overcoat too A five dollar bill and an overcoat too A five dollar bill and a floor shine shoe [Outro]