Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band — The Spotlight Kid

[Intro] Said the momma to the baby in the corn You are my first born You shall here on in be known as The Spotlight Kid [Verse 1] In the mornin’ cry of the rooster The baby lay alone And the old cow in the green grass Shed white tears in the red hot sun [Refrain] An' The Spotlight Kid stood under the moon that evenin’ Givin’ her alibis ‘n eatin’ her a la modes An' the ice cream man searchin’ high ‘n low For his a la modes for his a la modes [Verse 2] And the green frogs croakin’ around his abode And the mud cat pond by the old willow road [Refrain] All night the village waited and The Spotlight Kid never showed She was up on the mountain Tellin’ her alibis an' eatin’ her a la modes [Verse 3] Momma still knew she was the one She was the one who stole the pie from old Momma Eye Window bare, yeah, rockin’ chair groanin’ like a grizzly bear [Chorus] An' the ice cream man searchin’ high ‘n low For his a la modes for his a la modes All night the village waited and The Spotlight Kid never showed She was up on the mountain Tellin’ her alibis an' eatin’ her a la modes