Creeque Alley
The Mamas & The Papas

John and Mitchy were gettin' kinda itchy
Just to leave their 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

Zal he 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

Broke, busted, disgusted, agents can't be trusted
And Mitchy wants to go to the sea
Cass can't make it, she says, We'll have to fake it
We knew she'd come eventually

Greasin' on American Express cards
Tents low rent, but keepin' out the heat's hard
Duffy's good vibrations and our imaginations
Can't go on indefinitely
And California dreamin' is becomin' a reality


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Lyrics by The Mamas & The Papas

  Blueberries For Breakfast   Boys and Girls Together   California Dreamin'   California Dreaming   Creeque Alley (Single Version) [Stereo]   Creeque Alley [Mono Single Version]   Dancing Bear   Dancing in the Street   Dedicated to the One I Love   Did You Ever Want to Cry   Dream A Little Dream   Dream a Little Dream of Me   Dream a Little Dream of Me (With Introduction)   European Blueboy   Even If I Could   For the Love of Ivy   Free Advice   Gemini Childe   Glad to Be Unhappy   Glad to Be Unhappy [*]   Go Where You Wanna Go   Got a Feelin'   Got A Feeling   Grasshopper   Hey Girl   I Call Your Name   I Can't Wait   I Don't Wanna Know   I Saw Her Again   I Saw Her Again (Single Version) [Stereo]   I Saw Her Again [Mono Single Version]   I Saw Her Again Last Night   I Saw Her Last Night   I Wanna Be A Star   I'll Remember Tonight   It's Getting Better   John's Music Box   Lady Genevieve   Leaving On A Jet Plane   Look Through My Window   Looking Through My Window   Make Your Own Kind of Music   Mansions   Meditation Mama   Meditation Mama (Transcendental Woman Travels)   Midnight Voyage   Mississippi   Monday, Monday   My Girl   My Heart Stood Still   My Heart Stood Still [DVD]   No Dough   no salt on her tail   Nothing's Too Good for My Little Girl   Once Was a Time I Thought   Once Was a Time I Thought [Rehearsal & Studio Chat...   Pacific Coast Highway   Pearl   Rooms   Safe In My Garden   Shooting Star   Sing for Your Supper   Snowqueen Of Texas   Sound Of Silence   Spanish Harlem   Straight Shooter   String Man   Tanhaee   The In Crowd   The Right Somebody to Love   This Precious Time   Too Late   Trip, Stumble and Fall   Twelve Thirty   Twelve-Thirty   Twist and Shout   Winken', Blinken And Nod   Words of Love   Words Of Love [Mono Single Version]   Words of Love [Mono Single Version][*]   You Baby

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