The muffin man is seated at the table
in the laboratory of the utility muffin
Research kitchen... reaching for an
oversized chrome spoon he gathers an
Intimate quantity of dried muffin
remnants and brushing his scapular aside
Procceds to dump these inside of his shirt...
He turns to us and speaks:

Some people like cupcakes better.
I for one care less for them!

Arrogantly twisting the sterile canvas
snoot of a fully charged icing
Anointment utensil he poots forths
a quarter-ounce green rosette (oh ah yuk
Yuk... let's try that again...!)
he poots forth a quarter-ounce green
rosette Near the summit of a dense but
radiant muffin of his own design.
Later he says:

Some people... some people like cupcakes exclusively, while myself, I say
There is naught nor ought there be nothing so exalted on the face of god's grey
Earth as that prince of foods... the muffin!

Girl you thought he was a man
But he was a muffin
He hung around till you found
That he didn't know nuthin'

Girl you thought he was a man
But he only was a-puffin'
No cries is heard in the night
As a result of him stuffin'

Bruce fowler on trombone, napoleon murphy
brock on tenor sax, and lead vocals,
Terry bozzio on drums, tom fowler on bass,
denny walley on slide, george duke
On keyboards, captain beefheart on vocals,
and soprano sax, and madness. thank
You very much for coming to the concert tonight. hope you enjoyed it. goodnight
Austin, texas, where ever you are.


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Muffin Man Lyrics as written by Frank Vincent Zappa

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  • +2
    General Comment

    I have no clue what it's supposed to mean, but my dad's friend told me that it'll describe every guy I'll ever date. Not much help, but if I figure anything out (I doubt I will) I'll tell you. =/

    LittleZepGirlon July 21, 2005   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    k i c k a s s

    MardyAsson August 03, 2005   Link
  • +2
    My Interpretation

    It sounds pretty sexual to me.

    "Girl, you thought he was a man, but he was a muffin" - he could not get an erection (muffin analogy)

    "He hung around 'til you found that he didn't know 'nuffin" - a bluffer

    Girl, you thought he was a man, but he only was a-puffin' - A puff is a not very manly male

    No cries is heard in the night as a result of him stuffin' - Orgasms can lead to sounds (cries) and the"stuffin"thing is quite explicit.

    RodriguezAlexon December 18, 2016   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    The muffin man refers to the everyday dip shit that is quite happy following the same mundane rituals day in day out. It's franks humerus dig at the norm. Step out of the box, think for yourself and stop being such a fucking Muffin!!!

    mrsiegalon July 16, 2014   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Zappa named his recording studio the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen, but I think it may have been after the song rather than vice versa.

    After Bongo Fury the song was usually medleyed live with a fast-tempo Camarillo Brillo, but there's nothing else really notable about the song I can recall.

    TheUniversalon December 05, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I love this song, the intro makes me laug every time.

    Red_Left_Handon December 22, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    great guitar solo. great advice from your dads friend zep girl!? you'd have to be pretty naive to not know if your guy was a man or a cake.

    sleepsyon February 17, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    it's all about the solo on this one, makes my neck hair stand up every time also i think the drums and bass are also notably very good, as well as the lyrics and frank's voice...arghhhh hell, its just classic Zappa is what it is.

    ikhabaat_craneon January 31, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    this song is about rug munching, muffin refers to the vag, and its about guys who either suck at or plain refuse to do it

    whippiton December 06, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i agree with whippit because it says "but he only was a puffin and no cries in the middle of the night"

    ally4lifeon October 20, 2009   Link

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