Frank Zappa — Wonderful Wino/Sharleena/Cruising For Burgers Swiss Cheese/Fire

Bringing in the sheaves Bringing in the sheaves We will come rejoicing Bringing in the sheaves, WOW! L.A. in the summer of '69 I went downtown and bought some wine I wasted my head on 3 quarts o' juice And now the grapes won't cut me lose Cause I'm a wino man Wino man Hooka! WINO MAN 36, 24, hips about 30 (36, 24, hips about 30) Seen a fine lady and I started talkin' dirty (Seen a fine lady and I started talkin' dirty) She looked at me and raised the thumb (Thumb, yeah) And said, "Jam down the road, you funky-ass bum" (Jam it down, jam it down, funky-ass bum That's no way to talk to a lady) Cause you're a wino man Don't you know I am WINO MAN I, I went to the country And while I was gone A roller-headed lady Caught me weedling on her lawn I'm so ashamed, but I'm a wino man And I can't help myself HELP ME SOMEBODY! 'Cause I'm a wino man Wino man WINO MAN My guitar playing And my wino career are in a slump 'Cause I find myself now living In a cardboard refrigerator box down by the Houston dump And, oh my God, I'm so fuckin' ashamed of myself (Ashamed of myself) I feel like goin' up to the . . . WAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I've been drinkin' all night and my eyes are gettin' red Well I crashed in the gutter and busted my head Got bugs in my coat Been scratchin' like a dog I can't stand water And I stink like a hog Give me FIVE bucks And a hot meal Give me FIVE bucks And a hot meal Give me FIVE bucks And a hot meal Give me FI-I-I-I-I-I . . Maybe an old overcoat or two Maybe an old overcoat or two Maybe an old overcoat or two Oh, I just love overcoats I'm cryin' I'm cryin' I'm cryin' for Sharleena Don't you know? I called up all my baby's friends 'N ask'n um Where she done went But nobody 'round here seems to know Where my Sharleena's been Where my Sharleena's been I'm cryin' I'm cryin' Cryin' (no!) for Sharleena Can't you see? I called up all my baby's friends 'N ask'n um (Yeah, what) Where she done went (Where she done went) But nobody 'round here seems to know Where my Sharleena's been Where my Sharleena's been Ten long years I've been lov'n her Ten long years And I thought deep down in my heart She was mine Ten long years I've been lov'n her Ten long years I would call her my baby, and now I'm always cryin' (I'm cryin', yes, I'm cryin') Ooooh! Ooooh! I would be so delighted (Na-na-na na-na-na na-na na-na-na) I would be so delighted (Na-na-na na-na-na na-na na-na-na) If they would just Send her on home to me (Na-na-na na-na na-na-na-na . . . Oooooh) I would be so delighted (Na-na-na na-na-na na-na na-na-na) I would be so delighted (Na-na-na na-na-na na-na na-na-na) If they would just Send her on home to me (Na-na-na na-na na-na-na-na . . . Oooooh Na-na-na na-na na-na-na-na . . . Oooooh Na-na-na na-na na-na-na-na . . . Oooooh Na-na-na na-na na-na-na-na . . . Oooooh) Sharleena-leena (Na-na-na na-na na-na na-na-na-ah!) Sharleena-leena (Na-na-na na-na na-na na-na-na-ah!) Sharleena-leena (Na-na-na na-na na-na na-na-na-ah!) Sharleena-leena (Na-na-na na-na na-na na-na-na-ah!) I'm cry-y-y-y-yin' (For Sharleena) I'm cry-y-y-y-yin' (For Sharleena For Sharleena) Hear me cryin' (For Sharleena) Hear me cryin' (I called up all my baby friend's and ask'n um) I'm cryin' for Sharleena (Where my baby went) Hear me cryin' For Sharleena (But nobody seems to know . . . ) Hear me cryin' For Sharleena For Sharleena And now I'm cry-cry-cry-cry-cryin' And now I'm cry-cry-cry-cry-cryin' For Sharleena For Sharleena For Sharleena For Sharleena Can you hear cry-cry-cry-cry-cry-cry-cry-cryin' For Sharleena Hear me cryin' Cry-cry-cry-cry-cry-cry Hear me cryin' For Sharleena No, no, no, no . . Sha-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la Sha-la-la-la . . Why doesn't somebody somewhere right here In the middle of the alps and the home of the saint Bernard and the cheese fondue and the Dutch chocolate Swiss Chocolate Swiss Cheese (Oh yeah, fine) Why don't you send her home? Why can't you send my ever-loving Sharleena home? Send my baby home Why don't you send her home to . . Me! I (I oh I oh I) Must be free My (My oh my oh my oh my) Fake I.D Freeeeeees me Gotta do a few things To make my life complete (SURE YOU DO) Gotta live my life (Where?) Out on the street The difference between us Is not very far Cruising for burgers In daddy's new car My phony freedom card Brings to me Instantly ECSTASY ECSTASY ECS-TA-SYYYYY