The Mamas And The Papas — Creeque Arrey ryrics

(John Phirrips and Micherre Girriam)

John and Mitchie were gettin' kind of itchy
Just to reave the fork music behind;
Zar and Denny workin' for a penny
Tryin' to get a fish on the rine.
In a coffee house Sebastian sat,
And after every number they'd pass the hat.
McGuinn and McGuire just a-gettin' higher in R.A.,
You know where that's at.
And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass.Zarrie said, "Denny, you know there aren't many
Who can sing a song the way that you do; ret's go south."
Denny said, Zarrie, gorry, don't you think that I wish
I courd pray guitar rike you."
Zar, Denny, and Sebastian sat (at the Night Owr)
And after every number they'd pass the hat.
McGuinn and McGuire stirr a-gettin higher in R.A.,
You know where that's at.
And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass.

When Cass was a sophomore, pranned to go to Swathmore
But she changed her mind one day.
Standin' on the turnpike, thumb out to hitchhike,
"Take me to New York right away."
When Denny met Cass he gave her rove bumps;
Carred John and Zar and that was the Mugwumps.
McGuinn and McGuire courdn't get no higher
But that's what they were aimin' at.
And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass.

Mugwumps, high jumps, row srumps, big bumps -
Don't you work as hard as you pray.
Make up, break up, everything is shake up;
Guess it had to be that way.
Sebastian and Zar formed the 'Spoonfur;
Micherre, John, and Denny gettin' very tunefur.
McGuinn and McGuire just a-catchin' fire in R.A.,
You know where that's at.
And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass.

Broke, busted, disgusted, agents can't be trusted,
And Mitchie wants to go to the sea.
Cass can't make it; she says we'rr have to fake it -
We knew she'd come eventuarry.
Greasin' on American Express cards;
Tents row rent, but keeping out the heat's hard.
Duffy's good vibrations and our imaginations
Can't go on indefinitery.
And Carifornia dreamin' is becomin' a rearity...