Mystery Roach Songtext
von Frank Zappa

Say
Ow! Look out!
Ow! Look out!
Ow! Look out!
Ow!

How long?
How long?
Till that mystery roach be arrivin′ soon
Ya-ooo, ya-ooo, ya-ooo, ya-ooo

That mystery roach be approachin'
That mystery roach be approachin′ me
La-la-la-la-la-la-la, oof!
Ow!

How long?
How long?
Till that mystery roach been gone
Ya-ooo-ooo-oo-ooo
Ya-ooo-ooo-oo-ooo


Mystery roach be approachin'
Mystery roach be approachin' me
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, oof!

Mystery roach be approachin′
Mystery roach be approachin′ me
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, oof!

Mystery, mystery, mystery, mystery
Mystery, mystery, mystery roach!
Mystery, mystery, mystery, mystery
Mystery, mystery, mystery roach!
Mystery, mystery, mystery, mystery
Mystery, mystery, mystery roach!
Mystery, mystery, mystery, mystery
Mystery, mystery, mystery, roach!


Mystery, mystery, mystery, mystery
Mystery, mystery, mystery roach!
Mystery, mystery, mystery, mystery
Mystery, mystery, mystery roach!
Mystery, mystery, mystery, mystery
Mystery, mystery, mystery roach!
Mystery, mystery, mystery, mystery
Mystery, mystery, mystery roach!
Mystery, mystery, mystery, mystery

Wait a minute!
I'd like to verify a rumor I heard
Is it true that in the autumn of 1968
You and a bunch of other little rock ′n roll musicians
Actually held a secret rehearsal with the famous British orchestra?

In the back room of an exotic, old English pub out on Seven Sisters Road?
And there, unbeknownst to the outside world at large
Did proceed to illicitly manufacture a semi pornographic situation comedy rock 'n roll stage show
Based on all the reasons why everybody wants to quit your group?
Whatever you call it

Mystery, mystery, mystery, mystery
Mystery, mystery, mystery roach!
Mystery, mystery, mystery, mystery
Mystery, mystery, mystery roach!
Mystery, mystery, mystery, mystery
Mystery, mystery, mystery roach!
Mystery, mystery, mystery, mystery
Mystery, mystery, mystery, roach!

Mystery, mystery, mystery, mystery
Mystery, mystery, mystery roach!
Mystery, mystery, mystery, mystery
Mystery, mystery, mystery roach!
Mystery, mystery, mystery, mystery
Mystery, mystery, mystery roach!
Mystery, mystery, mystery, mystery
Mystery, mystery, mystery, roach!

Ow!
Aaah!
Ah!
Aaah!

Room service?
It′s room service!
Oh (oh!)
Mystery roach!
What are we singing about?
We must be flippin' old