Pena, sung by Jeff Cotton, better known as Antennae Jimmy Semens

— Captain Beefheart Trout Mask Replica (1969)

Pena
Her little head clinking
Like a barrel of red velvet balls
Full past noise
Treats filled her eyes
Turning them yellow like enamel coated tacks
Soft like butter hard not to pour

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