Karaoké Joe's Garage Frank Zappa

It wasn't very large

There was just enough room to cram the drums

In the corner over by the Dodge

It was a fifty-four with a mashed up door

And a cheesy little amp with a sign on the front said Fender Champ

And a second hand guitar

It was a Stratocaster with a whammy bar

We could jam in Joe's garage

His mama was screamin'

His dad was mad

We was playin' the same old song

In the afternoon and sometimes we would

Play it all night long

It was all we knew and easy too

So we wouldn't get it wrong

All we did was bend the string like

Hey down in Joe's garage

We didn't have no dope or LSD but a couple of quarts'a beer would fix it so the intonation

Would not offend your ear

And the same old chords goin' over and over

Became a symphony

We would play it again and again and again

'Cos it sounded good to me

One more time

We could jam in Joe's garage

His mama was screamin'

Turn it down

We was playin' the same old song

In the afternoon and sometimes we would

Play it all night long

It was all we knew and easy too

So we wouldn't get it wrong even if you played it on the saxophone

We thought we was pretty good

We talked about keepin' the band together

And we figured that we should 'cos about this time we was gettin' the eye

From the girls in the neighborhood

They'd all come over and dance around like

So we picked out a stupid name

Had some cards printed up for a couple of bucks

And we was on our way to fame

Got matchin' suits and Beatle boots

And a sign on the back of the car

And we was ready to work in a go-go bar

One two three four

Let's see if you got some more

People seemed to like our song

They got up and danced and made a lotta noise

And it wasn't 'fore very long a guy from a company we can't name

Said we oughta take his pen and sign on the line for a real good time

But he didn't tell us when these good times would be somethin' that was

Really happenin'

So the band broke up and it looks like we will never play again

Guess you only get one chance in life to play a song that goes like

Well the years was rollin' by

Yeah

Heavy Metal and Glitter Rock

Had caught the public eye

Yeah

Snotty boys with lipstick on

Was really flyin' high

Yeah

And then they got that Disco thing

And New Wave came along

And all of a sudden

I thought the time

Had come for that old song we used to play in Joe's garage

And if I am not wrong you will soon be dancin' to the

Well so the years was rollin' by

Yeah

The years was rollin' by

So the years was rollin' by

Oh the years was rollin' by

Yeah

Ah ah ah ah

The years was rollin' by

Yeah

The years was rollin' by

The years was rollin' by

The years was rollin' by yeah

Ha ah ah

The years was rollin' by

Oh yeah the years was rollin' by