Agency Man (Studio Version)

Frank zappa

Guitar vocals

Ian underwood

Alto saxophone piano

Bunk gardner

Tenor saxophone clarinet

Motorhead sherwood

Baritone saxophone tambourine

Roy estrada

Bass vocals

Don preston

Electric piano

Arthur tripp

Drums percussion

Jimmy carl black

Drums

Members of the bbc symphony orchestra

Were the mothers of invention ahead of their time at least in the case of agency man

Written in 1967

About ronald reagan running for president

Since bill casey was reagan campaign manager

Later became head of the cia the idea of a political sales pitch emanating from an agency man takes on a whole new dimension

Sell us a president agency man

Smiling big brother stern father perhaps

Sell us a president agency man

A gay

Smiling up we know never craps

Let's try california

Pay us first before we do it

We get a smilin nazi

March him right on through

Wham a baby

Kiss a baby

Ladies in for tea

And heres a bunch of speeches

Well toss em in for free

Sell us a president agency man

Smiling big brother stern father perhaps

Sell us a president agency man

A gay

Smiling up we know never craps

Well sell him in the movies

On the tube throughout the year

Well sell him by the bucket

To the okies drinking beer

Well teach him how to walk and talk

Well putty up his chin

Well print his picture everywhere

Of course the shmuck will win

From the heart of death valley

To the ruling of our land

A simple trick you simple pig

Its just the way we planned