Muffin Man (live At The Palladium, Nyc / 10-28-77 / Show 2) Lyrics - Frank Zappa

Muffin man 

Frank zappa (lead guitar, vocals) 

Captain beefheart (harp, vocals) 

George duke (keyboards, vocals) 

Napoleon murphy brock (saxophone, vocals) 

Bruce fowler (trombone) 

Tom fowler (bass) 

Denny walley (slide guitar, vocals) 

Terry bozzio (drums) 

The muffin man is seated at the table in the laboratory of the utility muffin 

Research kitchen... reaching for an oversized chrome spoon he gathers an 

Intimate quantity of dried muffin remnants and brushing his scapular aside 

Procceds to dump these inside of his shirt... 

He turns to us and speaks: 

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"some people like cupcakes better. I for one care less for them!" 

Arrogantly twisting the sterile canvas snoot of a fully charged icing 

Anointment utensil he poots forths a quarter-ounce green rosette (oh ah yuk 

Yuk... let's try that again...!) he poots forth a quarter-ounce green rosette 

Near the summit of a dense but radiant muffin of his own design. 

Later he says: 

"some people... some people like cupcakes exclusively, while myself, I say 

There is naught nor ought there be nothing so exalted on the face of god's grey 

Earth as that prince of foods... the muffin!" 

Girl you thought he was a man 

But he was a muffin 

He hung around till you found 

That he didn't know nuthin' 

Girl you thought he was a man 

But he only was a-puffin' 

No cries is heard in the night 

As a result of him stuffin' 

Photos 

Bruce fowler on trombone, napoleon murphy brock on tenor sax, and lead vocals, 

Terry bozzio on drums, tom fowler on bass, denny walley on slide, george duke 

On keyboards, captain beefheart on vocals, and soprano sax, and madness. thank 

You very much for coming to the concert tonight. hope you enjoyed it. goodnight 

Austin, texas, where ever you are.