Greasy Love Songs

Darling, darling, please hear my plea
God only knows what your loving does to me

Cheap thrills in the back of my car
Cheap thrills, how fine they are
Cheap thrills up and down my spine
I need it, I need it, 'cause it feels so fine, now

Cheap thrills all over the seat
Cheap thrills, your kind of lovin' can't be beat
Cheap thrills up and down my spine
I need it, I need it, 'cause it feels so fine, now

Cheap thrills
Cheap thrills
Cheap thrills
Cheap thrills

Cheap thrills, I can't wait another day
Cheap thrills, you gotta try to sneak away
Cheap thrills up and down my spine
I need it, I need it, 'cause it feels so fine

Cheap thrills
Cheap thrills
Cheap thrills
Cheap thrills

Cheap thrills set fire to my soul
Cheap thrills, like a story untold about
Cheap thrills up and down my spine
I need it, I need it, 'cause it feels so fine

Cheap thrills
Cheap thrills
Cheap thrills
Cheap thrills

Cheap thrills in the back of my car
Cheap thrills, how fine they are
Cheap thrills up and down my spine
I need it, I need it, 'cause it feels so fine

Cheap thrills all over the seat
Cheap thrills, your kind of lovin' can't be beat
Cheap thrills up and down my spine
I need it, I need it, 'cause it feels so fine

Cheap thrills
Cheap thrills
Cheap thrills
Cheap thrills
Cheap thrills
Cheap thrills
Cheap thrills

Love of my life, I love you so
Love of my life, don't ever go
I love you only
Love, love of my life
(Love of my life)

Stars in the sky, they never lie
Tell me you need me, don't say goodbye
I love you only
Love, love of my life

Stars in the sky, they never lie
Tell me you need me, don't say goodbye
I love you darling, I love you only
Don't ever leave me
Don't make me, don't make me
Don't make me lonely
(Please, don't leave me!)

Love of my life, I love you so
Love of my life, don't ever go
I love you only
Love, love of my life

(Spoken)
Stars in the sky, they never lie
Tell me you need me, don't say goodbye
I love you darling, I love you only
Don't ever leave me
Don't make me, don't make me
Don't make me lonely
(Please, don't leave me, a-ah!)

Love of my life, I love you so
Love of my life, don't ever go
I love you only
Love, love of my life
Love of my life,
Love of my life,
Love of my life,
Love of my life

When I won your love, I was very glad
Every happiness in the world belonged to me
Then our love was lost, you went away
Now I shed my tears in lonely misery

I know now you never really loved me
Oh, it hurts me now to think you never really cared
I sit and ask myself a thousand times, try and find
What really happened to the love that we shared

(How could I be)
How could I be
(Be such a fool)
Such a fool
(How could I be)
(Be such a fool)
(How could I be)
How could I believe
(Be such a fool)
All those lies
(How could I be)
You told me
(Be such a fool)
(How could I be)
How could I be taken in
(Be such a fool)
By your
(How could I be)
Sweet face
(Be such a fool)
You spoiled our love,
You ruined my life
I'm so tore down,
I'm a terrible disgrace

But there will come a time, you'll regret the way, ah
You treated me as if I was a fool and didn't know
The many times you lied about your love for me
Someone is gonna know your love is just a show

How could I be, be such a fool
How could I be, be such a fool
How could I be, be such a fool
How could I be, be such a fool
How could I be, be such a fool
How could I be, be such a fool
How could I be, be such a fool
How could I be, be such a fool

When I'm dancing with Deseri
(Oo-ooo Deseri)
All the boys are jealous of me
(Deseri)
I'm as happy as I can be
Oh, Deseri

I'm as happy as I can be
(Oo-ooo Deseri)
Whenever I'm with Deseri
(Deseri)
She saves her lovin' just for me
Oh Deseri

I will never be untrue
I will never ever make her blue
She'll never sigh, cry, sit and pine
We will share a love divine
Deseri is mine

I'm as happy as I can be
(Oo-ooo Deseri)
Whenever I'm with Deseri
(Deseri)
'Cause she saves her lovin' just for me
Oh Deseri

De—
(Deseri oo-ooo)
Deseri, the first day we met
(Deseri oo-ooo)
I'll never forget
(Deseri oo-ooo)
I saw you walking down the street
My heart skips a beat
(Deseri oo-ooo)
(Deseri)
I told you of my love for you
(Deseri oo-ooo)
(Deseri)
But there's nothing . . .
(Deseri oo-ooo)
Nothing you would do
(The one for me)
I said, please hear my plea
(Deseri oo-ooo)
(My-y Deseri)
Come dance with me
(Deseri oo-ooo)
(Please, hear my plea)
(Deseri oo-ooo)
Oh Deseri . . .
(Deseri oo-ooo)
(Come along with me)
You came
(Deseri oo-ooo)
(Aa-aah Deseri)
We went to the dance that night
I held you so tight
(Deseri oo-ooo)
(My-y Deseri)
(Deseri oo-ooo)
And I know . . .
(My-y Deseri)
That our love will last . . .
(Deseri oo-ooo)
Thru the years
(Deseri . . .)
For ever, holding each other, for cram & for dorssn.

Got no place to go
No love left for me to give

Why should I pretend I like
To roam from door to door
I guess that I'll just kill myself
I just don't care no more

I'm not satisfied
Everything I tried
I don't like the way
Life has been abusing me

Who would care if I was gone?
Who needs me to care for them?

Why should I just sit and watch
While the others smile?
I just wish that someone cared
If I was happy for a while

I'm not satisfied
(I'm not satisfied)
Everything I tried
(Everything I tried)
I don't like the way
(I don't like the way)
Life has been abusing me

I'm not satisfied
(I'm not satisfied)
Everything I tried
I don't like the way
(Everything I tried)
Life has been abusing me
(I'm not satisfied)
I'm not satisfied
(Everything I tried)
Abusing me . . .
(I'm not satisfied)
I'm not, I'm not satisfied
(Everything I tried)
I'm not satisfied
(I'm not satisfied)
I-I-I . . .

Oh, Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
Baby don't you know now
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
The way you do the bop
Like a spinning top
The Pachuco Hop
And the L.A. Slop
You make a street car stop
At the soda shop
And my eye-balls pop
When I see my
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
Mama don't you know now
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
The way you boogie all night
You're my heart's delight
You know I wish I might
Get a tiny bite of your
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna
(Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna Jelly Roll
(Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
And . . . eeeh!
(Jelly Roll Gum Drop, Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
Cough, cough . . .
Tch, tch, tch . . .
ah-ahh
(Jelly Roll Gum Drop, Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
Sha-la-la-la, Sha-la-la-la
(Cough, cough, cough)

Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
Baby don't you know now
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
The way you do the bop
Like a spinning top
The Pachuco Hop
And the L.A. Slop
You make a street car stop
At the soda shop
And my eye-balls pop
When I see my
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
Mama don't you know now
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
The way you boogie all night
You're my heart's delight
You know I wish I might
Get a tiny bite of your
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna
(Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna
Jelly Roll Gum Drop
(Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
Oh, I neeeeeed . . .
Your Jelly Roll Gum Drop
(Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
Got to have Jelly Roll Gum Drop
(Jelly Roll! Jelly Roll! Jelly Roll! Jelly Roll!)
Got to have . . .
(Jelly Roll Gum Drop)
(Jelly Roll! Jelly Roll! Jelly Roll! Jelly Roll!)
Aaaah . . .
(Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)

For you, I could do anything
For your love, my heart cries
Take my heart, my love my everything
For so long I've needed your love

Oh, when, when you first came to me
I-I-I-I-I doubted your love
But now you mean everything to me
And each day I love you more

For you, I could do anything
For your love, my heart cries
Take my heart
(Take my heart)
My love, my everything
(Take my love)
For so long
(Take my heart)
I've needed you
(Take my love)

Take my heart
Take my love
Take my heart

You surely must be trying
To break this heart of mine
I thought you knew I loved you
And we'd share a love so fine

But later that night
(You threw a) padlock on my door
(My) clothes out on the street
('Cause you) don't want my love no more

And I cryyyd
I-I-I cryyyd
Oh, I cried
(I cried)
My heart out
Cried
(I cried)
My heart out
Later that night

You surely must be trying
To break this heart of mine
I thought you knew I loved you
And we'd share a love so fine

But later that night
(You threw a) padlock on my door
(You threw my) clothes out on the street
('Cause you) don't want my love no more

And I cryyyd
I-I-I cryyyd
I cried
(I cried)
My heart out
Cried
My heart out
Later that night

(Spoken)
Don't go baby, don't put me out on the street. You threw my best sharkskin suit out on the lawn, right on top of some dog waste (I hold in my hand three letters from the stages of your fine, fine, super-fine career . . . ) and my best white shirts with the Mr. B collar laying all over the front lawn. Where's my cuff links? Lemme back in dere. Dere? Ha!

"Huffa puffa, Huffa puffa
There's no room to breathe in here"

"That's alright honey. You can come out of the closet now"

You didn't try to call me, why didn't you try?
I'm so lonely
No matter who I take home, I keep calling your name
And you, (I need you so bad) you're the one babe

Tell me, tell me who's lovin' you now
'Cause it worries my mind and I can't sleep at all
I stayed home on Friday just to wait for your call
And you didn't try, you didn't try, you didn't try
You didn't try to call me

Why didn't you try, I'm so lonely
(I'm so lonely!)
No matter who I take home, I keep calling your name
And you, (I need you so bad) You're the one babe

Tell me, tell me who's lovin' you now
'Cause it worries my mind and I can't sleep at all
I stayed home on Friday just to wait for your call

I can't say what's wrong or what's right
All you've gotta do is call me, babe

You make me feel so excited, girl
I got so hung up on you from the moment that we met
That no matter how I try, I can't keep the tears
from running down my face
I'm all alone in my place

You didn't try to call me
You didn't try to call me
You didn't try to call me
You didn't try to call me
You didn't try to call me
You didn't try to call me

It was September, the leaves were gold
That's when our hearts knew that story untold
We were young lovers
(We were young lovers)
Strolling near
The fountain of love
Fountain of love
Fountain of love
(Fountain of love)
Fountain of love

Do you remember, I held you so near
Our love's glowing ember so precious and dear
We were young lovers
(Lovers)
Strolling near
The fountain of love
Fountain of love
Fountain of love
(Fountain of love)
Fountain of love

We made a wish
(Lo-o-o-o-ove)
And threw in a coin
And since that day
(Lo-o-ove)
Our hearts have been joined
So all you young lovers
(Lo-o-o-o-ove)
Wherever you are
The fountain of love is not very far
We'll go on dreaming of that golden day
And remember the fountain is not far away

We were young lovers
(Lo-o-o-overs)
Strolling near
The fountain of love
Fountain of love
Fountain of love
Fountain of love

(Spoken)
(Lo-o-ove)
We made a wish and threw in a coin
(Lo-o-ove)
And since that day, our hearts have been joined
(Lo-o-ove)
So all you young lovers wherever you are
The fountain of love is not very far

Fountain of love, oooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo (wee-oo)
Fountain of love, oooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo (wee-oo)
Fountain of love, oooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo (wee-oo)
Fountain of love, oooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo (wee-oo)

Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo

No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
It makes me cry to see you go-o-o-oo-oh
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
It makes me cry to see you go-o-o-oo-oh
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)

Left me here to cry alone
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
With a bottle of juice & a pork chop bone
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
It makes me cry to see you go-o-o-oo-oh
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)

Gave my money all to you-oo
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
You took my watch and pawned it too-oo
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
Three gold teeth and one glass eye
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
Didn't have the nerve to say goodbye
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)

Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo

You know you treat me funky baby
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
And some day you'll have to pay
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
I ain't such a fool that I would let you go
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
And treat me this way
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
I ain't going to let you go-o-o-oo-oh
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
(You know you treat me funky, baby)
No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
(And some day you'll have to pay)
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
(I ain't such a fool that I would let you go)
I ain't going to let you go-o-o-oo-oh
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
(And treat me this way)
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)

(You know you treat me funky, baby)
No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh
(You know you treat me funky, baby)
(You know you treat me funky, baby)
I ain't going to let you go-o-o-oo-oh
(You know you treat me funky, baby)
(You know you treat me funky, baby)
No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh
(You know you treat me funky, baby)
(You know you treat me funky, baby)
I ain't going to let you go-o-o-oo-oh
(You know you treat me funky, baby)

Anyway the wind blows
(Blo-o-oo-o-oo-o-o-ow-ow-ows)
Is a-fine with me
(Blo-o-oo-o-oo-o-o-ow-ow-ows)
Anyway the wind blows
(Blo-o-oo-o-oo-o-o-ow-ow-ows)
It don't matter to me
(Blo-o-oo-o-oo-o-o-ow-ow-ows)
'Cause I'm thru with the fussin' and a-fightin' with you
I went out and found a woman who is gonna be true
She makes me oh so happy now, I'm never ever blue
Anyway the wind blows
(Blo-o-oo-o-oo-o-o-ow-ow-ows)
Is a-fine with me
(Blo-o-oo-o-oo-o-o-ow-ow-ows)
Anyway the wind blows
(Blo-o-oo-o-oo-o-o-ow-ow-ows)
It don't matter to me
(Blo-o-oo-o-oo-o-o-ow-ow-ows)
'Cause she treats me like she loves me
And she never makes me cry
I'm gonna stick with her till the day I die
She's not like you baby, she would never ever lie
Anyway the wind blows
(Blo-o-oo-o-oo-o-o-ow-ow-ows)
Is a-fine with me
(Blo-o-oo-o-oo-o-o-ow-ow-ows)
Anyway the wind blows
(Blo-o-oo-o-oo-o-o-ow-ow-ows)
It don't matter to me
(Blo-o-oo-o-oo-o-o-ow-ow-ows)
Now I'm gonna go away and leave you standin' at the door
I'll tell you this baby, I won't be back no more
'Cause you don't even know what love is for
Anyway the wind blows
(Blo-o-oo-o-oo-o-o-ow-ow-ows)
Anyway the wind blows
(Blo-o-oo-o-oo-o-o-ow-ow-ows)
Oh! Anyway
(Blo-o-oo-o-oo-o-o-ow-ow-ows)
The wind blows
Anyway
(Blo-o-oo-o-oo-o-o-ow-ow-ows)
The wind blows
Mmm-mm-mmm-mmm . . .

If you decide to leave me, it's all over
If you decide to leave me, it's all over
I tried to make you happy
I gave you all my love
There's nothing left for me to do but cry

If you decide to leave me, it's all over
If you decide to leave me, it's all over
I tried to make you happy
I gave you all my love
There's nothing left for me to do but cry

Ooo, oo-ooo, ooo, oo-ooo, ooo, oo-ooo
Stuff up the cracks, turn on the gas
I'm gonna take my life
Sss—stuff it!

If you decide to leave me, it's all over
If you decide to leave me, it's all over
I tried to make you happy
I gave you all my love
There's nothing left for me to do but cry

If you decide to leave me
If you decide to leave me
I'll cry
(If you decide to leave me)
(I'll cry!)
O-oh, I'll cry
(If you decide to leave me)
(I'll cry!)
I-I-I'll cry
(If you decide to leave me)
O-oh, don't go
(If you decide to leave me)
Don't le-ee-ee-ee-eave me
(If you decide to leave me)
(If you decide to leave me)
(If you decide to leave me)
Don't go
(If you decide to leave me)
O-oo-oh . . . don't go . . .

Oh, Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
Baby don't you know now
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
The way you do the bop
Like a spinning top
(Bop bop bah)
The Pachuco Hop
(Bop bop bah)
And the L.A. Slop
(Bop bop bah)
You make a street car stop
(Bop bop bah)
At the soda shop
(Bop bop bah)
And my eye-balls pop
(Bop bop bah)
When I see my
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
Mama don't you know now
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
The way you boogie all night
You're my heart's delight
You know I wish I might
Get a tiny bite of your
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna
(Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna Jelly Roll
(Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
And . . . eeeh!
(Jelly Roll Gum Drop, Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
Tch, tch, tch . . .
(Jelly Roll Gum Drop, Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
Sha-la-la-la, Sha-la-la-la
(Cough, cough, cough)

Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
Baby don't you know now
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
The way you do the bop
Like a spinning top
The Pachuco Hop
And the L.A. Slop
You make a street car stop
At the soda shop
And my eye-balls pop
When I see my
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
Mama don't you know now
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
The way you boogie all night
You're my heart's delight
You know I wish I might
Get a tiny bite of your
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna
(Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna
Jelly Roll Gum Drop
Got to!
(Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
Oh, I neeeeeed . . .
(Did-dee did-dee bop bop did-dee)
Your Jelly Roll Gum Drop
(Did-dee did-dee bop bop did-dee)
(Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
(Did-dee did-dee bop bop did-dee)
Got to have Jelly Roll Gum Drop
(Did-dee did-dee bop bop did-dee)
(Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
(Did-dee did-dee bop bop did-dee)
Aaaah . . . Aaaah . . .
Jelly Roll Gum Drop
(Did-dee did-dee bop bop did-dee)
(Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
Got to, got to . . .
(Did-dee did-dee bop bop did-dee)

Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo

No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
Makes me cry to see you go-o-o-oo-oh
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
Makes me cry to see you go-o-o-oo-oh
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)

Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo

Left me here to cry alone
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
With a bottle of juice & a pork chop bone
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
Makes me cry to see you go-o-o-oo-oh
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)

Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo

Gave my money all to you-oo
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
You took my watch and pawned it too-oo
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
Three gold teeth and one glass eye
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
Didn't have the nerve to say goodbye
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)

Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo

You know you treat me funky baby
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
And some day you'll have to pay
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
I ain't such a fool that I would let you go
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
And treat me this way
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo)
No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh
(Boppa dooayyydoo Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo . . . )
I ain't going to let you go-o-o-oo-oh

No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh
I ain't going to let you go-o-o-oo-oh
(You know you treat me funky, baby)
No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh
(And some day you'll have to pay)
(I ain't such a fool that I would let you go)
I ain't going to let you go-o-o-oo-oh
(And treat me this way)
(You know you treat me funky, baby)
No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh
(You know you treat me funky, baby)
(You know you treat me funky, baby)
I ain't going to let you go-o-o-oo-oh
(You know you treat me funky, baby)
(You know you treat me funky, baby)
No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh
(You know you treat me funky, baby)
(You know you treat me funky, baby)
I ain't going to let you go-o-o-oo-oh

If you decide to leave me, it's all over
If you decide to leave me, it's all over
I tried to make you happy
I gave you all my love
There's nothing left for me to do but cry

If you decide to leave me, it's all over
If you decide to leave me, it's all over
I tried to make you happy
I gave you all my love
There's nothing left for me to do but cry

Ooo, oo-ooo, ooo, oo-ooo, ooo, oo-ooo
Stuff up the cracks, turn on the gas
I'm gonna take my life
Sss—stuff it!

If you decide to leave me, it's all over
If you decide to leave me, it's all over
I tried to make you happy
I gave you all my love
There's nothing left for me to do but cry

If you decide to leave me
If you decide to leave me
I'll cry
(If you decide to leave me)
(I'll cry!)
O-oh, I'll cry
(If you decide to leave me)
(I'll cry!)
I-I-I'll cry
(If you decide to leave me)
O-oh, don't go
(If you decide to leave me)
Don't le-ee-ee-ee-eave me
(If you decide to leave me)
(If you decide to leave me)
(If you decide to leave me)
Don't go
(If you decide to leave me)
O-oo-oh . . . don't go . . .
Don't leave me . . .

FZ: We released a single from the album Ruben & The Jets—a song called "Deseri." And it made the Top 40, it became #39 on KIOA in Des Moines, Iowa. (Laughs.) But only because the label says "Ruben & The Jets," not "The Mothers Of Invention." The disc jockey there had never heard of The Mothers Of Invention, but he thought that Ruben & The Jets was a great new group. And we recently played in Philadelphia and a disc jockey in that city had explained to me that they had played the record— he knew who The Mothers were, but they had never announced that, uh, Ruben & The Jets was actually The Mothers. They had always been announcing the single under the name of Ruben & The Jets. They've been receiving SERIOUS FAN MAIL at that radio station, piles of which I have stashed in my suitcase, saying things like, "Ruben & The Jets is the greatest group since," uh, what was it? "Danny And The Juniors." (Laughs.) Makes you feel real good. (Laughs.)

FZ: Well, you know what happened when the first pressings of this record was sent out to radio stations it didn't say "Mothers Of Invention" on it, it said "Ruben & The Jets." There was no mention of the group. And that's probably why the record got played in the first place. It was only the second batch of pressings that had any credit to The Mothers Of Invention on the single. You see, when we send records to radio stations, especially radio stations in the South and Southwest, we sometimes receive them back. Chopped up. We've received several albums from radio stations in that area—they chop them up with a hatchet and put 'em in an envelope and send 'em back.
Warren Duffy: That's for real?
FZ: Yep.
Warren Duffy: Can't believe it.
FZ: Well . . . You know how they are.
Warren Duffy: (Laughs.)

FZ: Well, I don't think that my intent is to be 100% radical all the time—We made Ruben & The Jets because I really love rhythm & blues. I like that kind of music. And I always wanted to make an album of it, you know. Ever since I was in high school. So, there it is!

FZ: In fact, an interesting anecdote might be inserted here about the time the album was sent to the program director at radio station KRLA in Los Angeles. Uh, he received a copy of the album which of course mentions the name "Mothers Of Invention" on it in small print, so he didn't— Uh, he wasn't fooled the way the other radio stations were fooled into playing our record. So, he knew that it was The Mothers Of Invention and therefore just put the album aside completely, you know, didn't even bother to listen to it. Until one night he was at home and he got drunk. And he decided, "What the heck, I'll play this thing and get these guys off my back." So he put it on the record player and heard that it was 1950s LOVE MUSIC. Woke his wife up and they danced all night to it, and he called the office the next day raving. You know, it affects the—he was about 29 years old—affects that age group very strongly, because they can remember that era, and have a lot of, uh, glandular-tinged nostalgia for that sort of music.
Warren Duffy:You say "they." Is that part of your era too?
FZ: Oh, of course! I happen to like the Ruben & The Jets album very much. I, uh— And I like that type of music and we're cutting another Ruben & The Jets album next week at Criteria Studios in Miami. We'll be sitting around there for a few days before we work a job in Miami, so we booked the studio and we're going in and record the songs in the same manner that they were recorded in the 50s. The Ruben & The Jets album was recorded in a very contemporary way, sort of track by track and very carefully stereo'd out and— uh, everything very organized. In the olden days they used to dump you into a room and stick a microphone somewhere in there and after a few hours of moving people around the room to get the proper balance, they would come up with a nice old-time rhythm & blues record. We're going to use more than one microphone at this next recording session but we do hope to record the band just all sitting around in the room and we're probably gonna make up some of the songs in the studio. Because after all boy-girl situations are timeless.

FZ: Well, I didn't make conscious imitations of vocal group styles but there are certain cliché elements that were directly lifted like, uh— There's part of the fade out from "Earth Angel" superimposed on part of The Rite Of Spring in one of those things. (Laughs.) And, uh— I think that the best harmonizing group from the old days was The Moonglows. They really had it down. But that wouldn't be one of my favourite groups because they were so sharp, you know, so precise that it was almost like they were unreal. You know? (Laughs.) I went for groups that really sang out of tune and really cried, like "Valarie" by Jackie & The Starlites is a real good one. (Laughs.)

La la, la la la, la la
La la, la la la, la la
La la, la la la, la la
La la, la la la, la la

Although you don't love me no more
Oh, but it's alright, alright with me
You know, you're gonna need me some day
Oh, you're gonna need me, when I run away

Oh, Valarie
Valarie
(Valarie)
Valarie
(Valarie)
Can't you hear me?
(Valarie, etc.)
Don't you need me?

Ah, ah ah! Valarie!
Valarie!
Can't you hear me?
Don't you need me?

I know you don't want me no more
But it's alright, alright with me
Valarie!
Valarie!
Valarie! Valarie!
Valarie! Valarie!

Oh . . . Oh, Valarie!
Ahh! Valarie!
I'm on my knees!
Begging you please!

I know you don't want me
You don't want me
And you don't love me no more
Valarie
Oh, Valarie
Valarie
Valarie! Valarie! Valarie!
Ow! Ooh! Ah! Ooh! Ah!
Ah-hhh! Ah . . .

Oh, Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
Baby don't you know now
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
The way you do the bop
Like a spinning top
(Bop bop bah)
The Pachuco Hop
(Bop bop bah)
And the L.A. Slop
(Bop bop bah)
You make a street car stop
(Bop bop bah)
At the soda shop
(Bop bop bah)
And my eye-balls pop
(Bop bop bah)
When I see my
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
Mama don't you know now
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
The way you boogie all night
You're my heart's delight
You know I wish I might
Get a tiny bite of your
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna
(Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna Jelly Roll
(Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
And . . . eeeh!
Oh, Jelly Roll!
(Jelly Roll Gum Drop, Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
Tch, tch, tch . . .
(Jelly Roll Gum Drop, Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
Sha-la-la-la, Sha-la-la-la
(Cough, cough, cough)

Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
Baby don't you know now
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
The way you do the bop
Like a spinning top
The Pachuco Hop
And the L.A. Slop
You make a street car stop
At the soda shop
And my eye-balls pop
When I see my
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
Mama don't you know now
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, got my eyes on you
The way you boogie all night
You're my heart's delight
You know I wish I might
Get a tiny bite of your
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna
(Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
Jelly Roll Gum Drop, I wanna, I wanna
Jelly Roll Gum Drop
Got to!
(Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
Oh, I neeeeeed . . .
(Did-dee did-dee bop bop did-dee)
(Did-dee did-dee bop bop did-dee)
(Jelly Roll Gum Drop, Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
(Did-dee did-dee bop bop did-dee)
(Did-dee did-dee bop bop did-dee)
(Jelly Roll Gum Drop, Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
Aaaah . . .
(Did-dee did-dee bop bop did-dee)
Aaaah . . .
(Did-dee did-dee bop bop did-dee)
(Jelly Roll Gum Drop, Bop bop bah, Bop bop bah)
(Did-dee did-dee bop bop did-dee)
Got to, got to . . .
(Did-dee did-dee bop bop did-dee)
Jelly Roll bop bop bah . . .

Les Carter: . . . some of the great sounds from out of the past. It's time actually for an unofficial commercial. And, um, this is a commercial for an album called Ruben & The Jets . . .

FZ: It's a secret greasing.

Les Carter: It's a secret greasing?

FZ: Yeah.

Les Carter: And this commercial has not been paid for—which, I might add, violates all the rules of the Federal Communications Commission.

FZ: That's it, stick it to 'em. Tell 'em how avant-garde you are! . . . the music can start?

Les Carter: It's on already.

FZ: Oh, I can't hear it. Can I hear it while I'm doing this?

Les Carter: No way for you to hear it, Frank, you just have to . . .

FZ: Oh, start it again, I wanna make it perfect.

Les Carter: Okay.

FZ: Well. At least get close to it.

Les Carter: Okay, we're gonna start that again.

FZ: Here we go. This is our greasing.

Les Carter: Okay, I think it's about ready to start, Frank, if you're ready.

FZ:

RUBEN SANO was 19 when he quit the group to work on his car. He had just saved up enough money to buy a 53 Nash and four gallons of gray primer. His girl friend said she would leave him forever if he didn't quit playing in the band and fix up his car so they could go to the drive-in and make out. There was already 11 other guys in the band so when he quit nobody missed him except for his car when they had to go to rehearsal or play for a battle of the bands at the American Legion Post in Chino. They are all still good friends even today. The other main guys in the band: NATCHO, LOUIE, PANA & CHUY still come over to RUBEN'S house on Tuesday or Wednesday to listen to his collection of Richie Valens records & also "Eddie My Love". Generally speaking, they save "Cherry Pie" & "Work With Me Annie" till the late part of the evening so they can have something to hum on the way home or to Burger Lane. Some of them continue to hum & pop their fingers even the next day, working in the car wash. Now that they have gotten their big break in show business each one of the main guys in the group voted at the band meeting to keep the name RUBEN on the JETS not only because it sounds real fine & gives it class, but also because it makes it real sharp. RUBEN even likes it too & thinks it is real sharp. All the guys in the band hope that you are sick & tired like they are of all this crazy far out music some of the bands of today are playing. They hope you are so sick & tired of it that you are ready for their real sharp style of music. They are good socially acceptable young men who only want to sing about their girl friends. They want everybody to start dancing close back together again like 1955 because they know that people need to love & also want to hold on to each other. Even holding hands is okay to them. They want you to hold hands and dance the bop & fall in love to their music. One of the main guys in the band was telling me a couple of weeks ago when we were talking about how about only half the guys in the band ever show up at rehearsals most of the time . . . "IF PEOPLE WOULD JUST HEAR MY PLEA I WOULD GIVE EVERYTHING JUST TO SING THE SONGS THAT WAS TURNING ME ON IN HIGH SCHOOL."

RUBEN HAS 3 DOGS.
BENNY, BABY & MARTHA.

Love of my life, I love you so
Love of my life, don't ever go
I love you only
Love, love of my life

Stars in the sky, they never lie
Tell me you need me, don't say goodbye
I love you only
Love, love of my life

Stars in the sky, they never lie
Tell me you need me, don't say goodbye
I love you darling, I love you only
Don't ever leave me
Don't make me lonely
Love of my life

Love of my life, I love you so
Love of my life, don't ever go
I love you only
Love, love of my life
Love of my life
Love of my life
Love of my life