Creeque Alley Lyrics - A Gathering Of Flowers: The Anthology Of The Mamas & The Papas - The Mamas & The Papas

John and Mitchy were gettin' kind of itchy 

Just to leave the folk music behind 

Zal and Denny workin' for a penny 

Tryin' to get a fish on the line 

In a coffee house Sebastian sat 

And after every number they'd pass the hat 

McGuinn and McGuire just a gettin' higher 

In L.A., you know where that's at 

And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass 

Zally said Denny, you know there aren't many 

Who can sing a song the way that you do, let's go south 

Denny said Zally, golly, don't you think that I wish 

I could play guitar like you 

Zal, Denny and Sebastian sat (at the Night Owl) 

And after every number they'd pass the hat 

McGuinn and McGuire still a gettin' higher 

In L.A., you know where that's at 

And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass 

When Cass was a sophomore, planned to go to Swarthmore 

But she changed her mind one day 

Standin' on the turnpike, thumb out to hitchhike 

Take me to New York right away 

When Denny met Cass he gave her love bumps 

Called John and Zal and that was the Mugwumps 

McGuinn and McGuire couldn't get no higher 

But that's what they were aimin' at 

And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass 

Mugwumps, high jumps, low slumps, big bumps 

Don't you work as hard as you play 

Make up, break up, everything is shake up 

Guess it had to be that way 

Sebastian and Zal formed the Spoonful 

Michelle, John, and Denny gettin' very tuneful 

McGuinn and McGuire just a catchin' fire 

In L.A., you know where that's at 

And everybody's gettin' fat except Mama Cass 

Di di di dit dit dit di di di dit, whoa