creeque alley
john and mitchy were gettin’ kind of itchy
just to leave their folk music behind
zal and denny workin’ for a penny
tryin’ to get a fish on the line
in a coffee house sebastian sat
and after every number they’d pass the hat
mcguinn and mcguire just agettin’ higher in la
you know where that’s at
and no one’s gettin’ fat except mama cass
zal he said denny you know there aren’t many
who can sing a song the way that you do let’s go south
denny said zally golly don’t you think that i wish
i could play like you
zal denny and sebastian sat at the night owl
and after every number they’d pass the hat
mcguinn and mcguire still agettin higher in la
you know where that’s at
and no one’s gettin’ fat except mama cass
when cass was a sophomore planned to go to swarthmore
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 love bumps
called john and zal and that was the mugwumps
mcguinn and mcguire couldn’t get no higher
but that’s what they were aimin’ at
and no one’s gettin’ fat except mama cass
mugwumps high jumps low slumps big bumps
don’t you work as hard as you play
make up break up everything is shake up
guess it had to be that way
sebastian and zal formed the spoonful
michelle john and denny gettin’ very tuneful
mcguinn and mcguire just acatchin’ fire in la
you know where that’s at
and everybody’s gettin’ fat except mama cass
broke busted disgusted agents can’t be trusted
and mitchy wants to go to the sea
cass can’t make it she says we’ll have to fake it
we knew she’d come eventually
greasin’ on american express cards
tents low rent but keeping out the heat’s hard
duffy’s good vibrations and our imaginations
can’t go on indefinitely
and california dreamin’ is becomin’ a reality
Artist: The Mamas The Papas
Year: 1967
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 205