I Don't Even Care Songtext
(Zappa/Watson)

[Basic track:
soundcheck
c. 1981-82

Johnny "Guitar" Watson lead guitar & lead vocals
FZ guitar, vocals
Ike Willis guitar?, vocals
Steve Vai guitar?
Ray White guitar, vocals
Bobby Martin vocals?
Arthur Barrow bass (over-dubbed)
Chad Wackerman drums]

Would ya b'lieve it
Uh-huh, don't even care
Uh-huh, listen!
I said
(I-I-I-I)
Talkin' 'bout this evenin'
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
So let me tell you why this evenin'
Listen! Not enough have been said
(I-I-I-I)
About the white, the blue and the red
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
So everybody just a-runnin' off scared
And I, OW!
A'll tell you that
(I-I-I-I)
Talkin' 'bout ME, y'all
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
I don't even care
No I don't, no I don't
Listen! Standin' in the bread line
(I-I-I-I)
Everybody lyin' an' lyin'
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
Ain't nobody doin' fine
O-OW! Let me tell you why
I said, OW!
(I-I-I-I)
I'm talkin' 'bout I
Don't even . . .
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
Don't give me no incentives
Don't give me no incentives
I know you know what I'm talkin' 'bout
(I-I-I-I)
Uh-huh, yeah!
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
Oh no, I don't
Now listen . . .
Everybody's sayin' be big hearted
(I-I-I-I)
Everybody's sayin' be big hearted
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
How in the world has this mess got started
I never know, never know got started
OW!
(I-I-I-I)
Yes sir! I don't even care
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
Uh-huh, yes sir!
(I-I-I-I)
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
(I-I-I-I)
Help me! Uh-huh
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
Don't care no more
Don't you . . . don't you know!
(I-I-I-I)
Everybody's doin' line in tellin' them lies 'n
They want me to b'lieve it!
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
Everybody's tryin' to offer me somethin'
Ain't nothin' I need to live
I said
(I-I-I-I)
Yeah! I don't even . . .
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
No no I don't
Ha-tch-tch-tch-tch
(I-I-I-I)
Ha-tch-tch-tch-tch-tch
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
Uh-huh, now listen, now ain't that som'thin' - oof!
I said
(I-I-I-I)
Alright
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
Lemme tell you why
What was whole
Now what was whole
(I-I-I-I)
What was whole is . . . is just less than half
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
What was whole is less than half
Lemme tell you
OW!
(I-I-I-I)
Hey, you can't hold on to it 'cause it ain't gonna last!
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
Would you listen to me baby?
I'm just talkin' 'bout
(I-I-I-I)
OW!
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
Shit, I don't care!
Listen! I said now
(I-I-I-I)
Uh-huh
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
So listen, lemme tell ya
The cow used to jump over the moon!
An' I ain't jumpin' over the fence!
(I-I-I-I)
Is that cold?
It don't make no sense doin' it
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
OW! Yep, that's the reason! That's the reason! That's the reason! OW!
(I just don't care!)
(I-I-I-I)
Uh-huh
(No no no!)
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
Say, look, they thought he was a man in the moon,
I wonder if it wasn't a woman
(Just don't care! Yeah yeah hey!)
I said
(I-I-I-I)
YEAH!
(Well well hey)
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
Somethin' in the mornin'
I don't care in the evenin'
I don't care at night
(No no, I just don't care, I said that . . . )
(I-I-I-I)
Is that what you b'lieve they're tryin' to send me up to fix the satellite
(Oh no . . . )
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
OW! No good!
(AAAAAAAH!)
Listen, talkin' 'bout
(I-I-I-I)
(Said I don't care)
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
Woh! No, I don't this evenin'
(No I don't! I don't care! Yeah! Sayin' that)
(I-I-I-I)
(You know I said, I . . . )
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
Oh no . . . ha ha . . . Oh lord!
(Oh no, tell you, I don't really . . . )
(I-I-I-I)
Somebody better hold me this evenin'
(Say it again)
'Cause I don't even care
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
(Want you to know, want you . . . know that I said . . . )
Hold me tight, hold me tight, hold me tight this evenin' 'cause
(I-I-I-I)
B'lieve it!
(Tell ya what, tell ya what, I don't)
(DON'T EVEN CARE)
Lord, I'm waiting to pull in guitar, Frank
OW!