Dummy Up
(专辑: Roxy & Elsewhere - 1974)
[Napoleon:] Sunrise Get up in the
morning You know, I
think it's morning Sun is shining bright I'm gonna get outside Gonna wash my face Grab my hat Put it on my head I
take a
walk downtown Yeah-hey... Because I
feel so-oh good I
think I'm gonna take a
walk downtown Hey! Sunlight! Wo! Something I
never seen before Been a-walking down the
street every day Nobody like you ever passed my way Maybe there must be too much sun Couldn't be my hat, must be too much... Wait a
minute! What's that you...? What's that? What...? What's that? What...? What's that? What...? [FZ:] Dummy Up [Napoleon:] What is that? I
know what that is, I
know what that is... I
bet you that's a
restaurant menu... Let me see! Let me see! [Jeff:] Not only do you get the
Desenex burger... not only the
Desenex burger... but you are in for a
real treat, Jim [Napoleon:] Wait a
minute, I
think I
like that dance better than this... What are you talking about, creep? [Jeff:] What I'm talking about is you've been in this killer fog down here too long [Napoleon:] What? [Jeff:] You need something to get up and go to school with [Napoleon:] Wait a
minute, you're not talking to an old fool now, you know, I
wasn't born yesterday! [FZ:] (Heh heh heh!) [Napoleon:] Wait a
minute... I
think I'll take... [Jeff:] I
like that little dance you were doing down there... [FZ:] Jeff Simmons tries to corrupt Napoleon Murphy Brock by showing him a
lewd dance and suggesting that he'd smoke a
high-school diploma... [Napoleon:] Hey! What you... what you... ?
Wait a
minute! [Jeff:] Hey this, this stuff... [Napoleon:] I've never seen one of these before... that's not a
menu? [Jeff:] This stuff is expensive [Napoleon:] What is that? [Jeff:] You shoot it, you'll conserve all winter [Napoleon:] I
do what? [Jeff:] It last longer [FZ:] Not only do you get the
Desenex burger [Napoleon:] No... no... [Jeff:] Now come on, try it [Napoleon:] No, no, no [Jeff:] It's really good [Napoleon:] No... Smoke THAT?! [Jeff:] Have I
ever lied to you? Have I
ever seen you before? [Napoleon:] I
don't, I
don't even know you! [Jeff:] Look... [Napoleon:] I
don't even know what that is! [Jeff:] Just bef... [Napoleon:] And you're telling me to smoke it?! [Jeff:] Just before, we smoked the
tapes that you made [Napoleon:] Smoked the
tapes? [Jeff:] Smoked the
tapes of your group [Napoleon:] I
think I'd rather dance [Jeff:] You can really get off! Let's try a
joint of this [Napoleon:] A
WHAT?! [Jeff:] A
joint! [Napoleon:] You mean this kinda joint? [Jeff:] No, man! Where you been in livin'? Reseda? [Napoleon:] No, San Jose [FZ:] The
evil dope pusher is cutting up a
white gym sock, formerly owned by Carl Zappa and still damp. The
shredded sock will be placed inside of a
high-school diploma And ignited with a
sulphur preparation... [Napoleon:] Wait a
minute... [FZ:] His first taste of big city life [Napoleon:] That's okay, wait a
minute... wait... (DUMMY UP... )
[Jeff:] Hey! The
roach of this is really gonna be good, so I'll save it... [FZ:] Have mercy! [George:] Awright... awright... [Napoleon:] What d'you do with that thing? What do you do with that thing that you have? Wait a
minute Wait a
minute Wait a
minute What do you do With that thing? I
wanna know [Napoleon:] Wait a
minute [FZ:] Now the
next step of this operation Napoleon: Wait a
minute! [FZ:] The
evil corrupter of youth is going to take him from Step One, which is a
mere high-school diploma stuffed with a
gym sock, to Step Two, which is a
college-degree stuffed with absolutely nothing at all. Smoke that and it'll really get you out there! [Napoleon:] I
still don't feel as good as I
felt this morning... yeah yeah... [FZ:] You'll grow out of it... [Jeff:] DUMMY UP! [Napoleon:] I
heard it again, somebody said... [Jeff:] You see this? [Napoleon:] What d'you mean? College! [FZ:] College! [Jeff:] That's college-rhythm [Napoleon:] You mean if I
smoke that It's the
same as if... As if I
was at college? Roll it over up! Roll it over up! Roll it over up! Gimme a... [FZ:] No no, the
college-degree is stuffed with absolutely nothing at all, you get... you get nothing with your college-degree... [Napoleon:] Oh... But that's what I
want [FZ:]... I
forgot, I'm sorry [Napoleon:] Well, You get nothing, But that's what I
want [FZ:] A
true Zen saying: Nothing is what I
want... The
results of a
higher education!