Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Diptheria Blues, artist - Frank Zappa. Date of issue: 31.12.2011
Song language: English
Diptheria Blues |
| [Tully Gymnasium, Florida State University |
| October 9, 1970] |
| Back a hundred years ago |
| There wasn’t anyway you can go down here in Florida |
| Mississippi |
| Any of things |
| Then you got your home |
| And you got your own things |
| And you got your soul brothers |
| Hundred years ago |
| Would never it was |
| background, ladies and gentlemen |
| brownie diphtheria harmonica blues |
| Asthma Mark |
| And the Funk Brothers |
| Good God! |
| Good God! |
| What is this? |
| I can’t stand it |
| I can’t really a heartbreak |
| You just warm me up |
| Take it to my pocket please |
| Take it to my hometown |
| Take it to my strawhat |
| Take it in my blue |
| They send me down by the scarecrow |
| And they say |
| Hey, boy |
| You better picking bluebirds all day long |
| It’s about time you really got it on |
| And I know you brothers got rhythm and you got soul |
| Somebody you play some, I mean |
| We gotta have one on every block |
| Just to show how cool we are |
| I’m staying and all of this |
| What’s that rag you’re listening here |
| Would be, boy |
| Would take your women back to their shed |
| We’re gonna use you to make me feel, boy |
| Then we’re gonna sit down and on you |
| Fine Asthma Mark |
| They used to say, play that thing there for more |
| Play the harmonica, boy |
| Play that thing |
| Asthma Mark goes free, yeah! |
| what? |
| Asthma Mark goes free, yeah! |
| Free yeah! |
| Free yeah! |
| Carlos Santana, ladies and gentlemen! |
| Good God! |
| Don’t break that bottle, brother Aynsley |
| It’s all we got |
| So Asthma Mark would sit on the corner |
| And he would play his Diphtheria Blues on this corner |
| And people will come from miles around |
| To see Asthma Mark a-wheezing and a-playing |
| A-playing and a-wheezing |
| And spewing |
| And a-foaming |
| They say |
| We love you, Asthma Mark |
| And we sing with him |
| Go Diphtheria Blues |
| I can’t breath |
| I can’t breath |
| My blow’s a sweater |
| Miles of water and |
| Oh, I can’t stand it |
| What’s gonna happen to me |
| Oh Diphtheria got me down |
| Oh San Antonio epidemic out |
| Oh |
| Oh Diphtheria Blues |
| say |
| Gonna play in this |
| Gonna through |
| on the back |
| in my place |
| here |
| funky blues |
| Diphtheria Blues |
| Got me down |
| Diphtheria Blues |
| Got me down |
| Can’t stand it no more |
| Diphtheria Blues |
| Just |
| Diphtheria Blues |
| Diphtheria Blues |
| Diphtheria Blues, yeah |
| Diphtheria Blues, oh |
| Diphtheria Blues |
| Can’t stand it |
| Oh no |
| Oh no |
| OW! |
| OW! |
| HOO-AAHHH! |
| Diphtheria Blues |
| Diphtheria Blues |
| Diphtheria Blues |
| Diphtheria Blues |
| Can’t stand it |
| Oh no |
| Oh no |
| Diphtheria Blues |
| Diphtheria Blues |
| Play that thing Asthma Mark |
| Good God! |
| Good God! |
| Amen. |
| . |
| John Lennon: Okay? |
| FZ: Sit down and cool it for a minute so you can hear what we’re gonna do! |
| John Lennon: Yeah, this is a song I used to sing when I was in The Cavern in |
| Liverpool, I haven’t done it since so. |
| .. Two, three, four. |
| . |