well, as I recall, the way it all started...John and Mitchy were gettin' kind of itchy just to leave the folk music behind. Zol and Denny workin' for a penny, tryin' to get a fish on the line. In a coffee house Sebastian sat, and after every number they'd pass the hat. McGuinn and McGuire just a-gettin' higher In L.A., you know where that's at--and no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass. Zolly said "Denny, you know there aren't many" "Who can sing a song the way that you do, let's go south" Denny said "Zolly, golly, don't you think that I wish" "I could play guitar like you". Zol, Denny and Sebastian sat (at the Night Owl) And after every number they'd pass the hat. McGuinn and McGuire still a-gettin higher In L.A., you know where that's at. And no one's gettin' fat except Mama Cass. When Cass was a sophomore, planned to go to Swarthmore, but she changed her mind one day. Standin' on the turnpike, thumb out to hitchhike "Take me to New York right away" When Denny met Cass he gave her love bumps, Called John and Zol 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. Sebastian and Zol 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' fat except Mama Cass Di-di-di-dit dit dit di-di-di-dit, who-o-oa ------ flute ------ Broke, busted, disgusted, agents can't be trusted and Mitchy 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, it's low rent, but keeping out the heat's hard. Duffy's good vibrations and our imaginations can't go on indefinitely And California dreamin' is becomin' a reality.