Inca Roads

Album: One Size Fits All (1975)
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  • Frank zappa (guitar, vocals)
    George duke (keyboards, synthesizer, lead vocals)
    Napoleon murphy brock (flute, tenor saxophone, vocals)
    Chester thompson (drums)
    Tom fowler (bass)
    Ruth underwood (vibes, marimba, percussion)
    Bloodshot rollin' red (harmonica)

    Did a vehicle
    Come from somewhere out there
    Just to land in the andes?
    Was it round
    And did it have
    A motor
    Or was it
    Something
    Different

    Did a vehicle
    Did a vehicle
    Did a vehicle
    Fly along the mountains
    And find a place to park itself

    Or did someone
    Build a place
    To leave a space
    For such a vehicle to land

    Did a vehicle
    Come from somewhere out there
    Did a vehicle
    Come from somewhere out there
    Did the indians, first on the bill
    Carve up the hill

    Did a booger-bear
    Come from somewhere out there
    Just to land in the andes?
    Was she round
    And did she have a motor
    Or was she something different

    Guacamole queen
    Guacamole queen
    Guacamole queen
    Guacamole queen
    At the armadillo in austin texas, her aura,
    Or did someone build a place
    Or leave a space for chester's thing to land
    (chester's thing... on ruth)
    Did a booger-beer
    Come from somewhere out there
    Did a booger-bear
    Come from somewhere out there
    Did the indians, first on the bill
    Carve up her hill
    On ruth
    On ruth
    That's ruth
    Writer/s: BURT F BACHARACH, HAL DAVID
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Anthony Teresi from Los Angeles, CaI have an original copy of the drum chart of Inca Roads in Frank's hand, as handed to me by Frank hmself in approx 1972. I was wondering if there is any interest in an auction?
  • Diane from CaliforniaMy favorite Zappa song. Thanks Alexander I'm going to be paying attention to find the skip you speak of.
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