ccxli. ZAPPA, Frank: Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder

ccxli. ZAPPA, Frank (1940-1993)

Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder

Three versions

1. from: Joe's Corsage (2004)
recorded 1965
FZ, guitar, vocals
Ray Collins, vocals
Roy Estrada, bass
Jimmy Carl Black, drums
(3:29)

2. from: The MOFO Project/Object (2006)
recorded 1966
Vocal Ovedub Take 2
(3:46)

3. from: Freak Out! (1966)
(3:41)

Frank loved greasy love songs. As long as they weren't too sincere.

and the wordless background vocals:

A year ago today
Was when you went away
But now you come back knockin' on my door
And you'll say you're back to stay,
But I say ...

Go cry
On somebody else's shoulder
I'm somewhat wiser now
One one whole year older

I sure don't need you now
And I don't love you
Anymore

You cheated me baby,
And told some dirty lies about me
Fooled around with all those other guys
That's why I had to set you free
I sure don't need you know
And I don't love you
Anymore

[here FZ adds the 7th to make the G a G7 -- dominent to C; a nice modulation to the sub-dominant]:

Yeah girl today
Well, you went away
And now you come back cryin' cryin'
Darling please let me in

[and he returns to G thusly]:

But I don't need you [C]
No, I don't love you anymore [C Minor]
So go lean on ... go cry on [A7]
Somebody else's door [D7-G]

Go cry
On somebody else's shoulder
I'm somewhat wiser now
And one whole year older
I sure don't need you now
And I don't love you
Anymore (Oh, my darling!)

Go ahead and cry
Go ahead and let the ters fall out of your eye
(Darling)
Let 'em fall on your dress
Who cares if it makes a mess?
I gave you my high school ring
At the root beer stand,
We had a teenage love baby
I thought it was sharp
It was really so grand ... but

You cheated me baby
And told some dirty lies about me
Fooled around with all those other guys
That's why I had to get my khakis pressed
I sure don't need you now
And I don't love you
Anymore

(Ba-ay-by)
Baby,
I love you so much darling
(I, oh, I love you)
Why don't you dig me?
(Ba-ay-by)
I ... I dig you
But you don't dig me
(Oh, I need you)
I don't understand what it is
(Ba-ay-by)
I ... I had my car re-upholstered
I got my hair pressed
(Oh, I love you)
I got a nice pompadour job on it
(Oh, my baby)
I bought a new pair of shoes
(Oh, my love)
I got some new khakis and I met you
And we were gonna go out and get a Coca-Cola ...