The Mammy Nuns Lyrics

The song The Mammy Nuns is performed by Frank Zappa in the album named Thing Fish in the year 1995 .



Frank zappa (guitar, synclavier)
Steve vai (guitar)
Ray white (guitar, vocals)
Tommy mars (keyboards)
Chuck wild (piano)
Arthur barrow (ba*s)
Scott thunes (ba*s)
Jay anderson (string ba*s)
Ed mann (percussion)
Chad wackerman (drums)
Ike willis (vocals)
Terry bozzio (vocals)
Dale bozzio (vocals)
Napoleon murphy brock (vocals)
Bob harris (vocals)
Johnny "guitar" watson (vocals)

Ensemble: (singing)
We got de talkin' shoes!
We de mammy nuns!

Thing-fish:
(dominose vobiskmmmmm!)

Ensemble:
We is important news!
We de mammy nuns!

Thing-fish:
(et cum spear a tu-tu, ohhhhh!)

Ensemble:
We destroy de blues!
We de mammy nuns!

Thing-fish:
Sho' am, y'all!
(mammies, step faw'd 'n express yo'sevs!)

Ensemble:
We sho can dance 'n sing!
We's a lot o' fun!

Thing-fish:
(d'ja get any on ya down dere? )

Ensemble:
We's doin' everything!
We's a lot o' fun!

Thing-fish:
(how'd you like to use my nakkin'? )

Ensemble:
We's doin' de buck 'n wing!
We's a lot o' fun!
We's offa de wall!

Thing-fish: (pointing to his skirt)
(fo' those of you unfamiliar wit de' nakkin,
Dis be de nakkin'!)

Ensemble:
On broadway,
It's a new day...

Thing-fish:
On broadway, it's a new day!
Dat's right! dat's what I say!

Ensemble:
When we say...

Thing-fish:
Oh yeah! you 'bout through wif my nakkin'?

Ensemble:
"we is de ones dey be callin' de 'mammy nuns'!"

Thing-fish:
We ugly as sin!

Ensemble:
We de mammy nuns!
We be lookin' good
Wit de nakkin' on!

Thing-fish:
We gots a nasty grin-n-n-n-n!

Ensemble:
We de mammy nuns!
We be lookin' good
Wit de nakkin' on!

Thing-fish: (pointing to harry)
We sho' ain't ugly as him...

Ensemble:
We de mammy nuns!
Lawd lawd lawd,
Lawd lawd lawd,
Lawd lawd lawd,
We de mammy nuns!

Thing-fish:
Step right up, folks, 'n meet de 'mammy nuns'! you two ugly white folks hafta excuse de sisters, as what dey put in de mash potatoes have rendered dem incontinent! anyhow, ovuh heahhhh, de scint
Ing sister owl-gonkwin-jane cow-hoon, and de delectable sister ghenghis-adonis-osmosis... 'long wif sister potato-head bobby brown, and de ever-popular sister anne de devine ...an' howsabouta he
Armin' welcome fo' sister jasmine noxema-tapioca an' her unscrutable companium, sister ob'dewlla 'x'...an' i's yo host: de thing-fish!

Ensemble:
On broadway,
It's a new day,
When we say:
"we is de ones dey be callin' de
'mammy nuns'!"

Thing-fish:
We is dressed to kill!

Ensemble:
We be lookin' good!

Thing-fish:
We gives you quite a thrill!

Ensemble:
We be dancin' good!
(whom a ninny? him? him a ninny! hah!
Whom a ninny? you'm a ninny! haw!)
Wit de dancin' skill,
Wit de nakkin' on, lawd!




Frank Zappa - Thing Fish

May 1995

  1. Prologue
  2. The Mammy Nuns
  3. Harry And Rhonda
  4. Galoot Update
  5. The 'Torchum' Never Stops
  6. That Evil Prince
  7. You Are What You Is
  8. Mudd Club
  9. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
  10. Clowns On Velvet
  11. Harry-As-A-Boy
  12. He's So Gay
  13. The Massive Improve'lence
  14. Artificial Rhonda
  15. The Crab-Grass Baby
  16. The White Boy Troubles
  17. No Not Now
  18. Briefcase Boogie
  19. Brown Moses
  20. Wistful Wit A Fist-Full
  21. Drop Dead
  22. Won Ton On


The Mammy Nuns