[00:00.00] 作词 : Zappa
[00:00.27]A boring old garage in a residential area with a teen-age bandrehearsing in it.
[00:02.04]JOE (the main character in the CENTRALSCRUTINIZER'S Special Presentation) sings to us of the trials andtribulations of garage-band husbandry.
[00:05.79]Central Scrutinizer:
[00:06.33]We take you now, to a garage, in
[00:06.90]Canoga Park.
[00:08.34]Frank Zappa:(It makes it's own sauce...)
[00:10.20]Joe:It wasn't very large
[00:11.76]There was just enough room to cram the drums
[00:14.28]In the corner over by the
[00:15.63]DodgeIt was a fifty-four
[00:17.79]With a mashed up door
[00:19.08]And a cheesy little amp
[00:21.30]With a sign on the front said "Fender Champ"
[00:23.79]And a second hand guitar
[00:26.07]It was a Stratocaster with a whammy bar
[00:28.35]At this point,
[00:28.62]LARRY (a guy who will eventually give up music andearn a respectable living as a roadie for a group called Toad-O)joins in the song...
[00:36.51]Larry:We could jam in
[00:36.96]Joe's Garage
[00:37.20]His mama was screamin'
[00:37.74]His dad was mad
[00:38.22]We was playin' the same old song
[00:40.59]In the afternoon 'n' sometimes we would
[00:43.26]Play it all night long
[00:43.80]It was all we knew, 'n' easy too
[00:44.55]So we wouldn't get it wrong
[00:45.42]All we did was bend the string like...
[00:46.23]Hey!Down in
[00:46.44]Joe's Garage
[00:46.83]We didn't have no dope or LS
[00:47.55]LSDBut a coupla quartsa beer
[00:48.18]Would fix it so the intonation
[00:48.87]Would not offend yer ear
[00:49.68]And the same old chords goin' over 'n' over
[00:50.58]Became a symphony
[00:51.06]We would play it again 'n' again 'n' again'
[00:51.84]Cause it sounded good to me
[00:52.38]ONE MORE T
[00:52.62]IME!We could jam in
[00:52.98]Joe's Garage
[00:53.22]His mama was screamin',"TURN IT DOWN!"
[00:54.06]We was playing' the same old song
[00:54.69]In the afternoon 'n' sometimes we would
[00:55.47]Play it all night long
[00:55.86]It was all we knew, and easy too
[00:58.41]So we wouldn't get it wrong
[01:00.66]Even if you played it on a saxophone
[01:02.46]We thought we was pretty good
[01:05.04]We talked about keepin' the band together'
[01:07.20]N' we figured that we should'
[01:09.66]Cause about this time we was gettin' the eye
[01:11.97]From the girls in the neighborhood
[01:13.59]They'd all come over 'n' dance aroundlike...
[01:14.37]Twenty teen-age girls dashin and go
[01:15.18]STOMP-CLAP,
[01:15.51]STOMP-CLAP-
[01:15.99]CLAP...So we picked out a stupid name
[01:17.04]Had some cards printed up for a coupla bucks'
[01:18.30]N' we was on our way to fame
[01:18.90]Got matching suits '
[01:19.26]N' Beatle
[01:19.59]Boots'N' a sign on the back of the car'
[01:20.61]N' we was ready to work in a
[01:21.27]GO-GO BarO
[01:21.66]NE TWO THR
[01:21.93]EE FOURLET'
[01:22.14]S SEE IF Y
[01:22.41]OU GOT SOM
[01:22.68]E MORE!People seemed to like our song
[01:23.85]They got up 'n' danced 'n' made a lotta noise
[01:24.78]An' it wasn't 'fore very long
[01:25.38]A guy from a company we can't name
[01:26.22]Said we oughta take his pen'
[01:26.79]N' sign on the line for a real good time
[01:27.60]But he didn't tell us when
[01:28.14]These "good times" would be somethin'
[01:28.83]That was really happenin'
[01:29.34]So the band broke up
[01:29.76]An' it looks like
[01:30.15]We will never play again...
[01:30.66]Joe:Guess you only get one chance in life
[01:31.47]To play a song that goes like...(And, as the band plays their little song,MRS. BORG (who keeps her son SY,in the closet with the vacuum cleaner)screams out the window...
[01:35.04]Mrs. Borg:
[01:35.34]Turn it down!
[01:35.61]Turn it DO
[01:35.88]WN!I have children sleeping here...
[01:36.84]Don't you boys know any nice songs?
[01:37.44]Joe:(Speculating on the future)
[01:38.22]Well the years was rollin' by, yeah
[01:38.85]Heavy Metal 'n'
[01:39.30]Glitter Rock
[01:39.57]Had caught the public eye, yeah
[01:40.11]Snotty boys with lipstick on
[01:40.71]Was really flyin' high, yeah'
[01:41.19]N' then they got that
[01:41.58]Disco thing'
[01:41.82]N' New Wave came along'
[01:42.27]N' all of a sudden
[01:46.20]I thought the time
[01:46.47]Had come for that old song
[01:47.22]We used to play in "Joe's Garage"
[01:48.30]And if I am not wrong
[01:48.84]You will soon be dancin' to...
[01:49.53]Central Scrutinizer:
[01:50.07]The WHITE
[01:50.22]ZONE isfor loading andunloading only.
[01:51.03]If yougotta load or unload,go to the
[01:51.75]WHITEZONE.
[01:51.93]You'll love it...
[01:52.23]Joe:Well the years was rollin' by (etc.)...
[01:53.88]Mrs. Borg:
[01:54.21]I'm calling
[01:54.42]THE POLICE!
[01:54.66]I did it!
[01:54.99]They'll be here...shortly!
[01:55.74]Officer Butzis:
[01:56.22]This is the
[01:56.43]Police...Mrs.
[01:56.85]Borg:I'm not joking around anymore
[01:58.59]Officer Butzis:
[01:58.95]We have the garage surrounded
[01:59.70]If you give yourself up
[02:00.18]We will not harm you
[02:00.63]Or hurt you neither
[02:01.02]Mrs. Borg:
[02:01.32]You'll see them
[02:01.56]Officer Butzis:
[02:01.92]This is the
[02:02.13]PoliceMrs.
[02:02.43]Borg:There they are, they're coming!
[02:03.06]Officer Butzis:
[02:03.42]Give yourself up
[02:03.78]We will not harm you
[02:04.20]Mrs. Borg:
[02:04.71]Listen to that mess, would you?
[02:05.31]Officer Butzis:
[02:05.70]This is the
[02:05.91]PoliceGive yourself up
[02:06.45]We have the garage surrounded
[02:07.08]Mrs. Borg:
[02:07.35]Everday this goes on around here!
[02:07.98]Officer Butzis:
[02:08.34]We will not harm you, or maim you(SWAT Team 4, move in!)
[02:11.22]Mrs. Borg:
[02:11.79]He used cut my grass...
[02:12.45]He was very nice boy...
[02:12.93]That's DIS
[02:13.23]GUSTING!!Central
[02:13.62]Scrutinizer:
[02:13.95]This is the
[02:14.16]CENTRAL SC
[02:14.43]RUTINIZER...
[02:14.73]That was Joe's first confrontation with
[02:16.05]The Law.Naturally, we were easy on him.
[02:16.86]One of our friendly counselors gave him
[02:17.82]A do-nut...and told him to
[02:18.48]Stick closer to church-oriented social activities.

作词 : Zappa
A boring old garage in a residential area with a teen-age bandrehearsing in it.
JOE (the main character in the CENTRALSCRUTINIZER'S Special Presentation) sings to us of the trials andtribulations of garage-band husbandry.
Central Scrutinizer:
We take you now, to a garage, in
Canoga Park.
Frank Zappa:(It makes it's own sauce...)
Joe:It wasn't very large
There was just enough room to cram the drums
In the corner over by the
DodgeIt was a fifty-four
With a mashed up door
And a cheesy little amp
With a sign on the front said "Fender Champ"
And a second hand guitar
It was a Stratocaster with a whammy bar
At this point,
LARRY (a guy who will eventually give up music andearn a respectable living as a roadie for a group called Toad-O)joins in the song...
Larry:We could jam in
Joe's Garage
His mama was screamin'
His dad was mad
We was playin' the same old song
In the afternoon 'n' sometimes we would
Play it all night long
It was all we knew, 'n' easy too
So we wouldn't get it wrong
All we did was bend the string like...
Hey!Down in
Joe's Garage
We didn't have no dope or LS
LSDBut a coupla quartsa beer
Would fix it so the intonation
Would not offend yer ear
And the same old chords goin' over 'n' over
Became a symphony
We would play it again 'n' again 'n' again'
Cause it sounded good to me
ONE MORE T
IME!We could jam in
Joe's Garage
His mama was screamin',"TURN IT DOWN!"
We was playing' the same old song
In the afternoon 'n' sometimes we would
Play it all night long
It was all we knew, and easy too
So we wouldn't get it wrong
Even if you played it on a saxophone
We thought we was pretty good
We talked about keepin' the band together'
N' we figured that we should'
Cause about this time we was gettin' the eye
From the girls in the neighborhood
They'd all come over 'n' dance aroundlike...
Twenty teen-age girls dashin and go
STOMP-CLAP,
STOMP-CLAP-
CLAP...So we picked out a stupid name
Had some cards printed up for a coupla bucks'
N' we was on our way to fame
Got matching suits '
N' Beatle
Boots'N' a sign on the back of the car'
N' we was ready to work in a
GO-GO BarO
NE TWO THR
EE FOURLET'
S SEE IF Y
OU GOT SOM
E MORE!People seemed to like our song
They got up 'n' danced 'n' made a lotta noise
An' it wasn't 'fore very long
A guy from a company we can't name
Said we oughta take his pen'
N' sign on the line for a real good time
But he didn't tell us when
These "good times" would be somethin'
That was really happenin'
So the band broke up
An' it looks like
We will never play again...
Joe:Guess you only get one chance in life
To play a song that goes like...(And, as the band plays their little song,MRS. BORG (who keeps her son SY,in the closet with the vacuum cleaner)screams out the window...
Mrs. Borg:
Turn it down!
Turn it DO
WN!I have children sleeping here...
Don't you boys know any nice songs?
Joe:(Speculating on the future)
Well the years was rollin' by, yeah
Heavy Metal 'n'
Glitter Rock
Had caught the public eye, yeah
Snotty boys with lipstick on
Was really flyin' high, yeah'
N' then they got that
Disco thing'
N' New Wave came along'
N' all of a sudden
I thought the time
Had come for that old song
We used to play in "Joe's Garage"
And if I am not wrong
You will soon be dancin' to...
Central Scrutinizer:
The WHITE
ZONE isfor loading andunloading only.
If yougotta load or unload,go to the
WHITEZONE.
You'll love it...
Joe:Well the years was rollin' by (etc.)...
Mrs. Borg:
I'm calling
THE POLICE!
I did it!
They'll be here...shortly!
Officer Butzis:
This is the
Police...Mrs.
Borg:I'm not joking around anymore
Officer Butzis:
We have the garage surrounded
If you give yourself up
We will not harm you
Or hurt you neither
Mrs. Borg:
You'll see them
Officer Butzis:
This is the
PoliceMrs.
Borg:There they are, they're coming!
Officer Butzis:
Give yourself up
We will not harm you
Mrs. Borg:
Listen to that mess, would you?
Officer Butzis:
This is the
PoliceGive yourself up
We have the garage surrounded
Mrs. Borg:
Everday this goes on around here!
Officer Butzis:
We will not harm you, or maim you(SWAT Team 4, move in!)
Mrs. Borg:
He used cut my grass...
He was very nice boy...
That's DIS
GUSTING!!Central
Scrutinizer:
This is the
CENTRAL SC
RUTINIZER...
That was Joe's first confrontation with
The Law.Naturally, we were easy on him.
One of our friendly counselors gave him
A do-nut...and told him to
Stick closer to church-oriented social activities.