Irmin Schmidt - Mother Upduff lyrics

Spoken: Düsseldorf, 1969 Mister and Misses Upduff and grandmother Upduff Decided they were going on a vacation Mother Upduff hanging out in Düsseldorf for 80 years They pack the car, they take in equipment and started driving off To Italy Mother Upduff was thinking about the mafia on their way to Italy And off they went, driving in their automobile Finally they got to Italy, beautiful old Italy, fantastic sights Pompeii they went to They went to Pompeii, they went to Venice, they went to Sicily They went to Florence, their final stop was Rome Off to Rome Rome, there they were in Rome Old paintings, old buildings, fantastic sights to see Grandmother Upduff decided she was going out for a walk Out she went for a walk Mister and Misses Upduff decided they'd follow Off they went behind Grandmother Upduff, yelling behind her Mother Upduff is walking on the street, looking at all the shop windows Finally, or is it the beginning, Mother Upduff was standing there, watching In the fish market, a gigantic octopus leaped out off the pool and snatched Grandmother Upduff up Little do they know what to do, Mother and Father Upduff looked Not having any money at all They decided that they would have to wrap her up in a tent And carry her back to Düsseldorf Wrapping her up in a tent, putting her on top of the car And fiercely driving off to Düsseldorf Off they went back to Düsseldorf On their way to Düsseldorf, they were still in Italy They drove into a café to have a cup of coffee Sipping that cup of coffee up, coming back outside Their car has been stolen with their luggage Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh…