frank zappa (guitar, synclavier)
steve vai (guitar)
ray white (guitar, vocals)
tommy mars (keyboards)
chuck wild (piano)
arthur barrow (bass)
scott thunes (bass)
jay anderson (string bass)
ed mann (percussion)
chad wackerman (drums)
ike willis (vocals)
terry bozzio (vocals)
dale bozzio (vocals)
napoleon murphy brock (vocals)
bob harris (vocals)
johnny
"guitar"
watson (vocals)

ensemble: (singing)
we got de talkin' shoes!
we de mammy nuns!

thing-fish:
(dominose vobiskmmmmm!)

ensemble:
we is important news!
we de mammy nuns!

thing-fish:
(et cum spear a tu-tu, ohhhhh!)

ensemble:
we destroy de blues!
we de mammy nuns!

thing-fish:
sho' am, y'all!
(mammies, step faw'd 'n
express yo'sevs!)

ensemble:
we sho can dance 'n sing!
we's a lot o' fun!

thing-fish:
(d'ja get any on ya down dere?)

ensemble:
we's doin' everything!
we's a lot o' fun!

thing-fish:
(how'd you like to use my nakkin'?)

ensemble:
we's doin' de buck 'n wing!
we's a lot o' fun!
we's offa de wall!

thing-fish: (pointing to his skirt)
(fo' those of you
unfamiliar wit de' nakkin,
dis be de nakkin'!)

ensemble:
on broadway,
it's a new day...

thing-fish:
on broadway, it's a new day!
dat's right! dat's what i say!

ensemble:
when we say...

thing-fish:
oh yeah! you 'bout
through wif my nakkin'?

Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/VKnensemble:
"we is de ones dey
be callin' de 'mammy
nuns'!"

thing-fish:
we ugly as sin!

ensemble:
we de mammy nuns!
we be lookin' good
wit de nakkin' on!

thing-fish:
we gots a nasty grin-n-n-n-n!

ensemble:
we de mammy nuns!
we be lookin' good
wit de nakkin' on!

thing-fish: (pointing to harry)
we sho' ain't ugly as him...

ensemble:
we de mammy nuns!
lawd lawd lawd,
lawd lawd lawd,
lawd lawd lawd,
we de mammy nuns!

thing-fish:
step right up, folks, 'n
meet de 'mammy nuns'!
you two ugly white folks
hafta excuse de sisters,
as what dey put in de
mash potatoes have
rendered dem
incontinent! anyhow,
ovuh heahhhh, de
scintillating sister
owl-gonkwin-jane
cow-hoon, and de
delectable sister
ghenghis-adonis-osmosis.
.. 'long wif sister
potato-head bobby brown,
and de ever-popular
sister anne de devine
...an' howsabouta
heart-warmin' welcome
fo' sister jasmine
noxema-tapioca an' her
unscrutable companium,
sister ob'dewlla
'x'...an' i's yo host:
de thing-fish!

ensemble:
on broadway,
it's a new day,
when we say:
"we is de ones dey be callin' de
'mammy nuns'!"

thing-fish:
we is dressed to kill!

ensemble:
we be lookin' good!

thing-fish:
we gives you quite a thrill!

ensemble:
we be dancin' good!
(whom a ninny? him? him a ninny! hah!
whom a ninny? you'm a ninny! haw!)
wit de dancin' skill,
wit de nakkin' on, lawd!