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Frank Zappa – I Don't Even Care lyrics
(Zappa/Watson)
[Basic track:
Soundcheck
C. 1981-82
Johnny "Guitar" Watson lead guitar & lead vocals
Fz guitar, vocals
Ike Willis guitar?, vocals
Steve Vai guitar?
Ray White guitar, vocals
Bobby Martin vocals?
Arthur Barrow bass (over-dubbed)
Chad Wackerman drums]
Would ya b'lieve it
Uh-huh, don't even care
Uh-huh, listen!
I said
(I-I-I-I)
Talkin' 'bout this evenin'
(Don't even care)
So let me tell you why this evenin'
Listen! Not enough have been said
(I-I-I-I)
About the white, the blue and the red
(Don't even care)
So everybody just a-runnin' off scared
And I, ow!
A'll tell you that
(I-I-I-I)
Talkin' 'bout me, y'all
(Don't even care)
I don't even care
No I don't, no I don't
Listen! Standin' in the bread line
(I-I-I-I)
Everybody lyin' an' lyin'
(Don't even care)
Ain't nobody doin' fine
O-Ow! Let me tell you why
I said, ow!
(I-I-I-I)
I'm talkin' 'bout I
Don't even. ..
(Don't even care)
Don't give me no incentives
Don't give me no incentives
I know you know what I'm talkin' 'bout
(I-I-I-I)
Uh-huh, yeah!
(Don't even care)
Oh no, I don't
Now listen. ..
Everybody's sayin' be big hearted
(I-I-I-I)
Everybody's sayin' be big hearted
(Don't even care)
How in the world has this mess got started
I never know, never know got started
Ow!
(I-I-I-I)
Yes sir! I don't even care
(Don't even care)
Uh-huh, yes sir!
(I-I-I-I)
(Don't even care)
(I-I-I-I)
Help me! Uh-huh
(Don't even care)
Don't care no more
Don't you. .. Don't you know!
(I-I-I-I)
Everybody's doin' line in tellin' them lies 'n
They want me to b'lieve it!
(Don't even care)
Everybody's tryin' to offer me somethin'
Ain't nothin' I need to live
I said
(I-I-I-I)
Yeah! I don't even. ..
(Don't even care)
No no I don't
Ha-tch-tch-tch-tch
(I-I-I-I)
Ha-tch-tch-tch-tch-tch
(Don't even care)
Uh-huh, now listen, now ain't that som'thin' - oof!
I said
(I-I-I-I)
Alright
(Don't even care)
Lemme tell you why
What was whole
Now what was whole
(I-I-I-I)
What was whole is. .. Is just less than half
(Don't even care)
What was whole is less than half
Lemme tell you
Ow!
(I-I-I-I)
Hey, you can't hold on to it 'cause it ain't gonna last!
(Don't even care)
Would you listen to me baby?
I'm just talkin' 'bout
(I-I-I-I)
Ow!
(Don't even care)
Shit, I don't care!
Listen! I said now
(I-I-I-I)
Uh-huh
(Don't even care)
So listen, lemme tell ya
The cow used to jump over the moon!
An' I ain't jumpin' over the fence!
(I-I-I-I)
Is that cold?
It don't make no sense doin' it
(Don't even care)
Ow! Yep, that's the reason! That's the reason! That's the reason! Ow!
(I just don't care!)
(I-I-I-I)
Uh-huh
(No no no!)
(Don't even care)
Say, look, they thought he was a man in the moon,
I wonder if it wasn't a woman
(Just don't care! Yeah yeah hey!)
I said
(I-I-I-I)
Yeah!
(Well well hey)
(Don't even care)
Somethin' in the mornin'
I don't care in the evenin'
I don't care at night
(No no, I just don't care, I said that. ..)
(I-I-I-I)
Is that what you b'lieve they're tryin' to send me up to fix the satellite
(Oh no. ..)
(Don't even care)
Ow! No good!
(Aaaaaaah!)
Listen, talkin' 'bout
(I-I-I-I)
(Said I don't care)
(Don't even care)
Woh! No, I don't this evenin'
(No I don't! I don't care! Yeah! Sayin' that)
(I-I-I-I)
(You know I said, I. ..)
(Don't even care)
Oh no. .. Ha ha. .. Oh lord!
(Oh no, tell you, I don't really. ..)
(I-I-I-I)
Somebody better hold me this evenin'
(Say it again)
'Cause I don't even care
(Don't even care)
(Want you to know, want you. .. Know that I said. ..)
Hold me tight, hold me tight, hold me tight this evenin' 'cause
(I-I-I-I)
B'lieve it!
(Tell ya what, tell ya what, I don't)
(Don't even care)
Lord, I'm waiting to pull in guitar, Frank
Ow!
[Basic track:
Soundcheck
C. 1981-82
Johnny "Guitar" Watson lead guitar & lead vocals
Fz guitar, vocals
Ike Willis guitar?, vocals
Steve Vai guitar?
Ray White guitar, vocals
Bobby Martin vocals?
Arthur Barrow bass (over-dubbed)
Chad Wackerman drums]
Would ya b'lieve it
Uh-huh, don't even care
Uh-huh, listen!
I said
(I-I-I-I)
Talkin' 'bout this evenin'
(Don't even care)
So let me tell you why this evenin'
Listen! Not enough have been said
(I-I-I-I)
About the white, the blue and the red
(Don't even care)
So everybody just a-runnin' off scared
And I, ow!
A'll tell you that
(I-I-I-I)
Talkin' 'bout me, y'all
(Don't even care)
I don't even care
No I don't, no I don't
Listen! Standin' in the bread line
(I-I-I-I)
Everybody lyin' an' lyin'
(Don't even care)
Ain't nobody doin' fine
O-Ow! Let me tell you why
I said, ow!
(I-I-I-I)
I'm talkin' 'bout I
Don't even. ..
(Don't even care)
Don't give me no incentives
Don't give me no incentives
I know you know what I'm talkin' 'bout
(I-I-I-I)
Uh-huh, yeah!
(Don't even care)
Oh no, I don't
Now listen. ..
Everybody's sayin' be big hearted
(I-I-I-I)
Everybody's sayin' be big hearted
(Don't even care)
How in the world has this mess got started
I never know, never know got started
Ow!
(I-I-I-I)
Yes sir! I don't even care
(Don't even care)
Uh-huh, yes sir!
(I-I-I-I)
(Don't even care)
(I-I-I-I)
Help me! Uh-huh
(Don't even care)
Don't care no more
Don't you. .. Don't you know!
(I-I-I-I)
Everybody's doin' line in tellin' them lies 'n
They want me to b'lieve it!
(Don't even care)
Everybody's tryin' to offer me somethin'
Ain't nothin' I need to live
I said
(I-I-I-I)
Yeah! I don't even. ..
(Don't even care)
No no I don't
Ha-tch-tch-tch-tch
(I-I-I-I)
Ha-tch-tch-tch-tch-tch
(Don't even care)
Uh-huh, now listen, now ain't that som'thin' - oof!
I said
(I-I-I-I)
Alright
(Don't even care)
Lemme tell you why
What was whole
Now what was whole
(I-I-I-I)
What was whole is. .. Is just less than half
(Don't even care)
What was whole is less than half
Lemme tell you
Ow!
(I-I-I-I)
Hey, you can't hold on to it 'cause it ain't gonna last!
(Don't even care)
Would you listen to me baby?
I'm just talkin' 'bout
(I-I-I-I)
Ow!
(Don't even care)
Shit, I don't care!
Listen! I said now
(I-I-I-I)
Uh-huh
(Don't even care)
So listen, lemme tell ya
The cow used to jump over the moon!
An' I ain't jumpin' over the fence!
(I-I-I-I)
Is that cold?
It don't make no sense doin' it
(Don't even care)
Ow! Yep, that's the reason! That's the reason! That's the reason! Ow!
(I just don't care!)
(I-I-I-I)
Uh-huh
(No no no!)
(Don't even care)
Say, look, they thought he was a man in the moon,
I wonder if it wasn't a woman
(Just don't care! Yeah yeah hey!)
I said
(I-I-I-I)
Yeah!
(Well well hey)
(Don't even care)
Somethin' in the mornin'
I don't care in the evenin'
I don't care at night
(No no, I just don't care, I said that. ..)
(I-I-I-I)
Is that what you b'lieve they're tryin' to send me up to fix the satellite
(Oh no. ..)
(Don't even care)
Ow! No good!
(Aaaaaaah!)
Listen, talkin' 'bout
(I-I-I-I)
(Said I don't care)
(Don't even care)
Woh! No, I don't this evenin'
(No I don't! I don't care! Yeah! Sayin' that)
(I-I-I-I)
(You know I said, I. ..)
(Don't even care)
Oh no. .. Ha ha. .. Oh lord!
(Oh no, tell you, I don't really. ..)
(I-I-I-I)
Somebody better hold me this evenin'
(Say it again)
'Cause I don't even care
(Don't even care)
(Want you to know, want you. .. Know that I said. ..)
Hold me tight, hold me tight, hold me tight this evenin' 'cause
(I-I-I-I)
B'lieve it!
(Tell ya what, tell ya what, I don't)
(Don't even care)
Lord, I'm waiting to pull in guitar, Frank
Ow!
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