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Artist/Band:
Frank Zappa
Lyrics for Song: Dumb All Over
Lyrics for Album: Have I Offended Someone?
Dumb All Over (Frank Zappa)
This version of lyrics from “Have I Offended Someone?” (a fantastic live version) released 1997
Whoever we are, wherever weÂ’re from
We shoulda noticed by now, our behavior is dumb
And if our chances expect to improve
ItÂ’s gonna take a lot more, than trying to remove the other race
Or the other whatever, from the face
Of the planet altogether
They call it THE EARTH, which is a dumb kinda name
But they named it right, ‘cause we behave the same...
We are dumb all over
Dumb all over, yes we are
Dumb all over, near anÂ’ far
Dumb all over, black anÂ’ white
People, we is not wrapped tight
Nerds on the left, nerds on the right
Religious fanatics on the air every night
Saying the Bible tells the story
Makes the details sound real gory
About what to do if the geeks over there
DonÂ’t believe in the book we got over here
You canÂ’t run a race without no feet
AnÂ’ pretty soon there wonÂ’t be no street
For dummies to jog on or doggies to dog on
Religious fanatics can make it be all gone
It wonÂ’t blow up AnÂ’ disappear
ItÂ’ll just look ugly for a thousand years...
You canÂ’t run a country by a book of religion
Not by a heap or a lump or a smidgen
Of foolish rules of ancient date
Designed to make you all feel great
While you fold, spindle and mutilate
Those unbelievers from a neighboring state
TO ARMS! TO ARMS! Hooray! ThatÂ’s great
Two legs ainÂ’t bad unless thereÂ’s a crate
They ship the parts to mama in
For souvenirs: two ears - Get Down!
Not his, not hers, but what the hey?
The Good Book says: “It’s gotta be that way!”
But their book says: “REVENGE THE CRUSADES!!!!...”
With whips an’ chains an’ hand grenades...”
TWO ARMS? TWO ARMS? Have another and another
My God says: “There ain’t no other!”
Our God says: “It’s all okay!”
My God says: “This is the way!”
It says in the book: “Burn and destroy…..”
AnÂ’ repent, anÂ’ redeem, anÂ’ revenge, anÂ’ deploy
AnÂ’ rumble thee forth to the land of the unbelieving scum on the other side
Cause they donÂ’t go for whatÂ’s in the Book
An’ that makes ‘em BAD
So All, verily we must choppeth them up
Or stompeth them down
Or rent a nice French bomb
SsssssssssÂ…Â….. to poof them out of existence
While leaving their real estate just where we need it
To use again for temples in which to praise OUR GOD
“Cause He can really take care of business!”
And when His humble TV servant
With white hair and a brown suit
And maybe a blond wife who takes phone calls
Tells us itÂ’s okay to do this stuff, then weÂ’re supposed do it
‘Cause if we don’t do it, we ain’t gwine up to hebbin!
(Depending on which book youÂ’re using at the time...
CanÂ’t use theirs... itÂ’s all lies...... Gotta use mine... AinÂ’t that right?
ThatÂ’s what they say -- Every night... Every day...
Listen, we canÂ’t really be dumb, if weÂ’re just following GodÂ’s Orders
After all, He wrote this book here anÂ’ in the Book He says:
“He made us all to be just like Him,”
So... If weÂ’re dumb... Then God is dumb...
AnÂ’ maybe even a little bit ugly on the side
DUMB ALL OVER – a little ugly on the side
DUMB ALL OVER – a little ugly on the side
DUMB ALL OVER – a little ugly on the side
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Frank Zappa
"Have I Offended Someone?"
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