Frank zappa (lead guitar, vocals) George duke (keyboards, synthesizer, vocals) Tom fowler (ba**) Ruth underwood (percussion) Jeff simmons (rhythm guitar, vocals) Don preston (synthesizer) Bruce fowler (trombone) Walt fowler (trumpet) Napoleon murphy brock (tenor saxophone, flute, lead vocals) Ralph humphrey (drums) Chester thompson (drums) Debbie (background vocals) Lynn (background vocals) Robert camarena (background vocals) Goin' back home To the village of the sun Out in back of palmdale Where the turkey farmers run, i done Made up my mind And i know i'm gonna go to sun Village, good god i hope the Wind don't blow It take the paint off your car And wreck your windshield too, I don't know how the people stand it, But i guess they do Cause they're all still there, Even johnny franklin too In the village of the sun Village of the sun
Village of the sun, son (sun village to you) Little mary, and teddy, and thelma too Where palmdale bouldevard Cuts on through Past the village inn & barbecue (i heard it ain't there... Well i hope it ain't true) Where the stumblers gonna go To watch the lights turn blue Where the stumblers gonna go To watch the lights turn Blue-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-wahhh? Goin' back home To the village of the sun Out in back of palmdale Where the turkey farmers run, i done Made up my mind And i know i'm gonna go to sun Village, good god i hope the Wind don't blow It take the paint off your car And wreck your windshield too, I don't know how the people stand it, But i guess they do Cause they're all still there, Even johnny franklin too In the village of the sun Village of the sun Village of the sun, son (sun village to you)