Punky's Whips

Album: Zappa in New York (1977)
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  • Terry bozzio (drums)
    Roy estrada (vocals, bass)
    Adrian belew (guitar)
    Ed mann (percussion)
    Patrick o'hearn (bass)
    Tommy mars (keyboards)
    Peter wolf (keyboards)

    Alright!
    What's this?
    Thank you! what? ok!
    Thank you! wait a minute!
    Ah...take these...
    Ok!

    In today's rapidly changing world
    Rock groups appear every fifteen minutes,
    Utilising some new promotional device.
    Some of these devices have been known
    To leave irreparable scars
    On the minds of foolish young consumers.
    One such case is seated before you:
    Little skinny terry 'ted' bozzio,
    That cute little drummer!
    That's right!
    Terry recently fell in love
    With a publicity-photo of a boy named punky meadows...
    (oh punky!)...
    Lead guitar player from a group called angel.
    In the photograph,
    Punky was seen with a beautiful shiny hairdo
    In a semi-profile which emphasized the pootched out succulence
    Of his insolent pouting rictus,
    The sight of which drove the helpless young drummer mad with desire!

    I can't stand the way he pouts
    'cause he might not be pouting for me!
    Punky meadows, pouting for you?
    Ha! you bet sailor!
    You mean,
    You mean he's not...he's not pouting...
    He's not pouting for me?
    His hair's so shiny and it's done real nice
    'til I squirm with ecstasy

    Punky, punky, give me your lips to die on!

    Oh punky, isn't it romantic?

    Punky, punky, give me your lips
    To die on...i promise not to come in your mouth
    Punky, punky, your album's the shits!
    It's all wrong!

    I ain't really queer
    But if he ever got near
    Steven tyler would pay to see!
    Pay to see!

    Punky's lips, punky's lips
    His hair's so shiny,
    I love his hips!
    I love his teeth and his gums and such!
    Punky
    (what is it? you come home!)
    You're an angel!
    You're too much
    (oh god!)

    The boys of my thoughts in my lonely teenage room!

    He's been havin' a rash
    (no shit!)
    That keeps the girls away
    (it's true)
    Skin doom
    (skin doom)
    Is what the doctors say
    And that makes me wonder
    I wonder what punky is rehearsing today
    I'll just go over, and hear him play
    His hair is so pretty...i'd like to bite his neck
    I've heard a rumor he's more fluid than jeff beck
    But I ain't queer
    I ain't gay
    (he's a little fond of chiffon in a wrist array-ee-ay-ee-ay)
    A wrist array-ee-ay
    (that's all that is, I swear!)

    Punky's lips, punky's lips!
    Oh! I love his hair while eatin' dunk-why chips
    Yeah! I love his blink and his blank-blank-blank
    Why, maybe he'd like to yank my crank?
    Yank it punky!
    Yank it faster!
    Yank it harder!
    Yank it all night long!
    Come on punky!
    Get funky!

    I ain't queer
    No no no no!
    I ain't gay
    No no no no!
    (he's a little fond of chiffon in a wrist array-ee-ay-ee-ay)
    Wrist array-ee-ay
    And then he told me now:
    I ain't queer!
    (hey!)
    I ain't gay!
    (hey! hey!)
    (he's a little fond of chiffon in a wrist array-ee-ay-ee-ay)

    I-I, lord,
    I'm fo-o-o-ond of chiffo-on
    In a wrist array-ee-ay
    Oh oh oh oh!
    I-I, I said I'm fo-o-ond of chiffo-on
    In a wri-I-I-I-ist array
    Come on punky!
    Give me your lips!
    Ride on my venus-trip!

    Patrick o'hearn,
    Adrian belew,
    Tommy mars,
    Terry bozzio,
    Peter wolf,
    Ed mann.
    Thanks for comin' to the show!
    Writer/s: Frank Zappa
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Dan from MurilloFrank was using punky to make fun of record executives and companies pushing okay musicians into am radio. Music that Stands the test of time is the best.
  • Gary from WindhamPunky's Whips or 'Punky's Lips" when spoken while making the 'pouting face' like Punky was a homophobic rant on Punky and his 'pouting-face' promo photo. (see https://worleygig.com/tag/punky-meadows/). Sure Zappa's band and his lead soloing in the aforementioned song was on a different level than Punky's then-popular band Angel. Let's Be Frank: Frank could own Punky as far as improvised guitar solo's but his lyrics leaved plenty to be desired...especially here. Not many cared about his social commentary as shown by three of his releases of "Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar'. However, Punky and Angel had much to be proud of with their first three releases of hard rock albums. Not nearly as much as the guitar proficient Zappa... but still a contribution. And Hey, In a world where new rock-n-roll has been all but eliminated "Can't We All Just Get Along?"
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