ccxcvi. CAPTAIN BEEFHEART: Hobo Chang Ba

ccxcvi. CAPTAIN BEEFHEART (Don Van Vliet) (1941-2010)

Hobo Chang Ba (1969)
CB, bass clarinet, soprano and tenor saxophone, vocal
Zoot Horn Rollo, glass finger guitar, flute
Antennae Jimmy Semens: Steel-appendage guitar
The Mascara Snake: bass clarinet, vocal
Rockette Morton, bass, narration
Drumbo, drums
(2:02)

from Trout Mask Replica.

Strawwood claw rattlin' m' jaw
I can't call it usin'
It's just sumptin soothin'
Feather times uh feather
Mornin' time t' thaw
Hobo chang ba
Hobo chang ba
Standin' still is losin'
Feather times a feather
Mornin' time t' thaw
Strawwood claw rattlin' m' jaw
Hobo chang ba
Hobo chang ba
Hobo chang ba 'o
Hobo chang ba 'o
Stand t' gain m' ground
Lay t' rest the law
The ocean is m' mother
'N the freight train is m' paw
Hobo chang ba, hobo chang ba 'o, hobo chang ba 'o
The rails I ride 'r rustin'
The new sunrise m' trustin'
The rails I ride 'r rustin'
The new sunrise m' trustin'
Strawwood claw rattlin' m' jaw
Hobo chang ba ooh, hobo chang ba, Hobo