Joe's Garage

Central Scrutinizer:
We take you now to a garage in Canoga Park

Larry:
It makes its own sauce
If you add water

Joe:
It wasn't very large
There was just enough room to cram the drums
In the corner over by the Dodge
It was a fifty-four
With a mashed up door
And a cheesy little amp
With a sign on the front said Fender Champ
And a second-hand guitar
It was a Stratocaster with a whammy bar

Larry:
We could jam in Joe's Garage
His mama was screamin'
His dad was mad
We was playin' the same old song
In the afternoon and sometimes we would
Play it all night long
It was all we knew, and easy too
So we wouldn't get it wrong
All we did was bend the string like

Hey!
Down in Joe's Garage
We didn't have no dope or LSD
But a couple of quarts of beer
Would fix it so the intonation
Would not offend your ear
And the same old chords goin' over and over
Became a symphony
We could play it again and again and again
Cause it sounded good to me
(One more time)

We could jam in Joe's Garage
His mama was screamin'
Turn it down
We was playin' the same old song
In the afternoon and sometimes we would
Play it all night long
It was all we knew, and easy too
So we wouldn't get it wrong
Even if you played it on a saxophone

We thought we was pretty good
We talked about keepin' the band together
And we figured that we should
'Cause about this time we was gettin' the eye
From the girls in the neighborhood
They'd all come over and dance around like

So we picked out a stupid name
Had some cards printed up for a couple of bucks
And we was on our way to fame
Got matching suits
And Beatle Boots
And a sign on the back of the car
And we was ready to work in a Go-go Bar

One two three four
Let's see if you've got some more

People seemed to like our song
They got up and danced and made a lotta noise
And it wasn't 'fore very long
A guy from a company we can't name
Said we oughta take his pen
And sign on the line for a real good time
But he didn't tell us when
These good times would be somethin'
That was really happenin'
So the band broke up
And it looks like
We will never play again

Joe:
Guess you only get one chance in life
To play a song that goes like

Mrs. Borg:
Turn it down
Turn it down
I have children sleeping here
Don't you boys know any nice songs?

Joe:
Well the years was rollin' by
Heavy Metal and Glitter Rock
Had caught the public eye yeah
Snotty boys with lipstick on
Was really flyin' high yeah
And then they got that Disco thing
And New Wave came along
And all of a sudden I thought the time
Had come for that old song
We used to play in Joe's Garage
And if I am not wrong
You will soon be dancin' to the

Central Scrutinizer
The White Zone is for loading and unloading only.
If you gotta load or unload, go to the White Zone

Joe:
I said the years was rollin' by, yeah
The years was rollin' by

Mrs. Borg:
I'm calling the police

Joe:
So the years was rollin' by

Mrs. Borg:
I did it

Joe:
So the years was rollin' by

Mrs. Borg:
They'll be here shortly

Joe:
By, by, the years was rollin' by

Officer Butzis:
This is the Police

Mrs. Borg:
I'm not joking around anymore

Officer Butzis:
Come out
We have the garage surrounded

Joe:
The years was rollin' by

Officer Butzis:
Give yourself up
We will not harm you
Or hurt you, neither

Joe:
I said the years was rollin' by

Mrs. Borg:
You'll see now
There they are, they're coming

Officer Butzis:
This is the Police
Give yourself up
We will not harm you

Joe:
The years was rollin' by

Mrs. Borg:
Listen to that mess, would you

Officer Butzis:
This is the Police
Give yourself up
We have the garage surrounded

Mrs. Borg:
Every day this goes on around here

Joe:
The years was rollin' by

Officer Butzis:
We will not harm you
Or maim you
SWAT Team 4, move in

Joe:
The years was rollin' by

Mrs. Borg:
He used to cut my grass
He was a very nice boy

Officer Butzis:
This is the Police
Come out with your hands up

Central Scrutinizer
This is the Central Scrutinizer
That was Joe's first confrontation with The Law
Naturally, we were easy on him
One of our friendly counselors gave him
A donut
And told him to stick closer
To church-oriented social activities