The Mamas And The Papas

• Creeque Alley
• John and Mitchie were gettin' kinda itchy
• Just to leave the folk music behind
• Zal and Denny workin' for a penny
• Tryin' to get a fish on the line
• In a coffee house Sabastian sat
• And after every number, he'd pass the hat
• McGuinn and McGuire, still are gettin' higher
• In L.A., you know where that's at
• And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass

• Zally said "Denny, you know there aren't many
• That can sing a song the way that you do, let's go south"
• Denny said, "Zally, golly don't you think that I wish
• I could play guitar like you?"
• Zal, Denny, and Sabastian sat[ At the Night Owl]
• And after every number, they'd pass the hat
• McGuinn and McGuire still are gettin' higher
• In L.A., you know where that's at
• And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass

• When Cass was a sophmore she planned to go to Swarthmore
• But she changed her mind one day
• Standin' on a turnpike, thumb out to hitch-hike
• Take her to New York right away
• When Denny met Cass he gave her love bumps
• Called John and Zal and that was the Mugwumps
• McGuinn and McGuire couldn't get no higher, but that's what they were aimin' at
• And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass

• Mugwumps, high jumps, low slumps, big bumps
• Don't you work as hard as you play?
• Make up break up, everything is shake up
• Guess it had to be that way
• Sabastian and Zal formed the Spoonful
• Michelle, John, and Denny, gettin' very tuneful
• McGuinn and McGuire just a-catchin' fire
• In L.A. you know where that's at
• And everybody's gettin' except Mama Cass

• Broke, busted, disgusted
• Agents can't be trusted, and Mitchie wants to go to the sea
• Cass can't make it, she says we'll have to fake it
• We knew she'd come eventually
• Greasin' on American Express cards
• Pennies for rent, but keepin' out the heat's hard
• Duffy's, good vibrations, and our imaginations
• Can't go on indefinately
• And California dreamin' is becoming a reality

The Mamas and The Papas were made up of:

John Phillips, b. 1935

Michelle Phillips, b. 1944

Denny Doherty, b. 1941

Cass Elliot, b. 1941

Once upon a time,in the early 60's, John Phillips was in afolk band. At a concert, he met a young model named Michelle Gilliam. He fell in love with her instantly, and divorced his wife to be with her. About this time, Cass Elliot had met Denny Doherty. She loved him right away, but Denny only saw Cass as a friend.

Then the two couples met, and became good friends. They decided to form a singing group, but decided that Cass' voice was too low. In the name of creativity, they one day decided to go to the Virgin Islands. Cass came along anyway, and while they were there Cass was hit in the head with a pipe. She had a concussion, but the next time she sang, she had the extra note! So Cass was allowed to join the group. They signed a record deal shortly after and released their first single, "California Dreamin'". It made the Top 10 later that year. Michelle and Denny were involved with each other by this time, which really strained the group's relationships. They had many more hits like, "Monday Monday", "I Saw Her Again", "Dedicated To The One I Love", "Creeque Alley", and "Dream A Little Dream Of Me".But they broke up for good in 1971. John and Michelle eventually divorced, and Cass died of heart failure in 1974. They all lived happily ever after.

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The Meaning Of "Creeque Alley"Explains the song lyrics.

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