Cruising With Ruben And The Jets

Ray collins (lead vocals)
Frank zappa (lead guitar)
Roy estrada (bass)
Jimmy carl black (drums)
Arthur tripp (drums)
Ian underwood (piano, alto saxophone)
Don preston (piano)
Motorhead sherwood (baritone saxophone, tambourine)
Bunk gardner (tenor saxophone)

Got no place to go
No love left for me to give

Why should i pretend i like
To roam from door to door
Maybe i'll just kill myself
I just don't care no more

I'm not satisfied
Everything i tried
I don't like the way
Life has been abusing me

Who would care if i was gone?
Who need me to care for them?

Why should i just sit and watch
Wile the others smile?
I just wish that someone cared
If i was happy for a while

'cause i'm not satisfied
Everything i tried
I don't like the way
Life has been abusing me

I'm not satisfied
Everything i tried
I don't like the way
Life has been abusing me
I'm not satisfied, i'm not satisfied

Ray collins (lead vocals)
Frank zappa (lead guitar)
Roy estrada (bass)
Jimmy carl black (drums)
Arthur tripp (drums)
Ian underwood (piano, alto saxophone)
Don preston (piano)
Motorhead sherwood (baritone saxophone, tambourine)
Bunk gardner (tenor saxophone)

Jelly roll gum drop, got my eyes on you
Baby don't you know now
Jelly roll gum drop, got my eyes on you
The way you do the bop
Like a spinnin' top
The pachuco hop
And the l.a. slop
You make a street car stop
At the soda shop
And my eye-balls pop
When i see my
Jelly roll gum drop, got my eyes on you
Mama don't you know now
Jelly roll gum drop, got my eyes on you
The way you boogie all night
You're my heart's delight
You know i wish i might
Get a tiny bite of your
Jelly roll gum drop, i wanna, i wanna
Jelly roll gum drop, i wanna, i wanna
Jelly roll gum drop, i wanna, i wanna jelly roll
Bop bop bah, bop bop bah
Bop bop bah, bop bop bah
Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la
(cough, cough, cough)

Jelly roll gum drop, got my eyes on you
Baby don't you know now
Jelly roll gum drop, got my eyes on you
The way you do the bop
Like a spinnin' top
The pachuco hop
And the l.a. slop
You make a street car stop
At the soda shop
And my eye-balls pop
When i see my
Jelly roll gum drop, got my eyes on you
Mama don't you know now
Jelly roll gum drop, got my eyes on you
The way you boogie all night
You're my heart's delight
You know i wish i might
Get a tiny bite of your
Jelly roll gum drop, i wanna, i wanna
Jelly roll gum drop, i wanna, i wanna
Jelly roll gum drop

Ray collins (lead vocals)
Frank zappa (lead guitar)
Roy estrada (bass)
Jimmy carl black (drums)
Arthur tripp (drums)
Ian underwood (piano, alto saxophone)
Don preston (piano)
Motorhead sherwood (baritone saxophone, tambourine)
Bunk gardner (tenor saxophone)

If you decide to leave me, it's all over
If you decide to leave me, it's all over
I tried to make you happy
I gave you all my love
There's nothing left for me to do but cry

If you decide to leave me, it's all over
If you decide to leave me, it's all over
I tried to make you happy
I gave you all my love
There's nothing left for me to do but cry

Ooo, oo-ooo, ooo, oo-ooo, ooo, oo-ooo
Stuff up the cracks, turn on the gas
I'm gonna take my life. (stuff 'em up)

If you decide to leave me, it's all over
If you decide to leave me, it's all over
I tried to make you happy
I gave you all my love
There's nothing left for me to do but cry

If you decide to leave me, if you decide to leave me
I'll cry, i'll cry, i'll cry

Etc. etc. etc.

Ray collins (lead vocals)
Frank zappa (lead guitar)
Roy estrada (bass)
Jimmy carl black (drums)
Arthur tripp (drums)
Ian underwood (piano, alto saxophone)
Don preston (piano)
Motorhead sherwood (baritone saxophone, tambourine)
Bunk gardner (tenor saxophone)

Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo

No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh
Makes me cry to see you go-o-o-oo-oh
No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh
Makes me cry to see you go-o-o-oo-oh

Left me here to cry alone
With a bottle of juice & a pork chop bone
No no no no no no no-o-o-oo-oh
Makes me cry to see you go-o-o-oo-oh

Gave my money all to you-oo
Took my watch and pawned it too-oo
Two gold teeth and one glass eye
Didn't have the nerve to say goodbye

Boppa dooayyydoo
Boppa dooayyydoo

You treat me funky baby
And some day you'll have to pay
I ain't such a fool that i would let you go
And treat me this way
No no no no no no no-o-o-oh
I ain't going to let you go-o-o-oo-oh
No no no no no no no-o-o-oh
I ain't going to let you go-oh-o-oo-oh

Ray collins (lead vocals)
Frank zappa (lead guitar)
Roy estrada (bass)
Jimmy carl black (drums)
Arthur tripp (drums)
Ian underwood (piano, alto saxophone)
Don preston (piano)
Motorhead sherwood (baritone saxophone, tambourine)
Bunk gardner (tenor saxophone)

You surely must be trying
To break this heart of mine
I thought you knew i loved you
And we'd share a love so fine

But later that night
You threw a padlock on my door
My clothes out on the street
'cause you don't want my love no more

And i cryyyd, i cryyyd
I-i-i-i-i cried my hart out
Cried my heart out
Later that night

(spoken)
Don't go baby, don't put me out on the
Street. your threw my best sharkskin
Suit out on the lawn, right on top of
Some dog waste
(i hold in my hand three letters from
The stages of your fine, fine, super-
Fine career...) and my best white
Shirts with the mr. b collar all
Over the front lawn. where's my cuff
Links? lemme back in dere. dere?

"huffa puffa, huffa puffa
There's no room to breathe in here"

"that's alright honey. you can come
Out of the closet now"

Ray collins (lead vocals)
Frank zappa (lead guitar)
Roy estrada (bass)
Jimmy carl black (drums)
Arthur tripp (drums)
Ian underwood (piano, alto saxophone)
Don preston (piano)
Motorhead sherwood (baritone saxophone, tambourine)
Bunk gardner (tenor saxophone)

Love of my life, i love you so
Love of my life, don't ever go
I love you only
Love, love of my life

Stars in the sky they never lie
Tell me you need me, don't say goodbye
I love you only
Love, love of my life

Stars in the sky, they never lie
Tell me you need me, don't say goodbye
I love you darling, i love you only
Don't ever leave me
Don't make me, don't make me
Don't make me lonely

Love of my life, i love you so
Love of my life, don't ever go
I love you only
Love, love of my life

(spoken)
Stars in the sky, they never lie
Tell me you need me, don't say goodbye
I love you darling, i love you only
Don't ever leave me
Don't make me, don't make me
Don't make me lonely

Love of my life, i love you so
Love of my life, don't ever go
I love you only
Love, love of my life
Love of my life, love of my life

Ray collins (lead vocals)
Frank zappa (lead guitar)
Roy estrada (bass)
Jimmy carl black (drums)
Arthur tripp (drums)
Ian underwood (piano, alto saxophone)
Don preston (piano)
Motorhead sherwood (baritone saxophone, tambourine)
Bunk gardner (tenor saxophone)

You didn't try to call me, why didn't you try?
I'm so lonely
No matter who i take home, i keep calling your name
And you, (i need you so bad) you're the one babe

Tell me, tell me who's lovin' you now
'cause it worried my mind and i can't sleep at all
I stayed home on friday just to wait for your call
And you didn't try, you didn't try, you didn't try
You didn't try to call me

Why didn't you try, i'm so lonely
No metter who i take home, i keep calling your name
And you, (i need you so bad) you're the one babe

Tell me, tell me who's lovin' you now
'cause it worries my mind and i can't sleep at all
I stayed home on friday just to wait for your call

I can't say what's wrong or what's right
All you've gotta do is call me babe

You make me feel so excited girl
I got so hung up on you from the moment that we met
That no matter how i try, i can't keep the tears
From running down my face
I'm all alone at my place

You didn't try to call me
You didn't try to call me
You didn't try to call me
You didn't try to call me