Little Feat - Fat Man In The Bathtub Lyrics






Spot-check Billy got down on his hands and knees
He said "Hey mama, hey let me check your oil all right?"
She said "No, no honey, not tonight
Come back Monday, come back Tuesday, and then I might"

I said Juanita, my sweet Juanita, what are you up to?
My Juanita
I said Juanita, my sweet chiquita, what are you up to?
My Juanita

Don't want nobody who won't dive for dimes
Don't want no speedballs 'cause I might die trying
Throw me a line, throw me a line
'Cause there's a fat man in the bathtub with the blues
I hear you moan, I hear you moan, I hear you moan

Billy got so sad, dejected, put on his hat and start to run
Runnin' down the street yelling at the top of his lungs
"All I want in this life of mine is some good clean fun"
"All I want in this life and time is some hit and run"

I said Juanita, my sweet Juanita, what are you up to?
My Juanita
I said Juanita, my sweet chiquita, what are you up to?
My Juanita

Put my money in your meter baby so it won't run down
But you caught me in the squeeze play on the cheesy side of town
Throw me a line, throw me a line
'Cause there's a fat man in the bathtub with the blues
I hear you moan, I hear you moan, I hear you moan





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  1. D.... ....

    The line about speedballs is eerily prophetic

  2. S.... S....

    Masters of Rock n R....................RIP our man Lowell>! 2020 now...!

  3. T.... D....

    Just rediscovered this band don't know how I forgot about them I was young probably 3 or 4 in the early 90's ...happy to be back!

  4. T.... ....

    Ooooooooooohhh Yeeeeeeaaaaaah!

  5. R.... F....

    The first time I heard this version was riding in the back seat with a paraplegic friend driving his Monte Carlo wild passing a joint on the crowded Dallas freeway. There was a big 12" speaker cut into the back window baseboard. And the thunderous Bass made me buy the newly released double lp release.

  6. C.... D....

    Cool stuff here. Peace 🌼🌼🌻🌼

  7. r.... m....

    RIP to the great Paul Barrere.

  8. C.... ....

    Rest In Peace, Paul Barrere.

  9. j.... d....

    R I P Paul Barrere. Truly sad to hear this,thanks for the great music and great memories!!

  10. C.... B....

    Rest in peace Paul Barrere.🌹

  11. K.... ....

    This version doesn't have Ritchie's drum solo...what happened?

  12. B.... D....

    One of the best albums ever recorded!

  13. B.... M....

    Lowell and Co. The best.

  14. m.... ....

    Quintessential Little Feat

  15. D.... C....

    I grew up in the DC area where this was recorded and I got hooked on WFC early. Still listen to it all the time. “Great, great music”!

  16. M.... Q....

    I demand Little Feat in the Hall of Fame...

  17. s.... ....

    Incredible album ! Richie Woodward RIP greatest drummer with so much feel so much emotion in his drumming touches my soul

  18. e.... p....

    Hot summer nights in the seventies.

  19. u.... ....

    Same thing, Lawrence, KS. Martin Logan ESLs. I couldn't stop myself.

  20. R.... R....

    They were the unofficial house band at Richard's night club in Atlanta for a whole Summer, week long dates, two shows a night, including the breakfast set ....Jamming sometimes until dawn! Oh Atlanta, Dixie Chicken......

  21. J.... S....

    LOVE THIS TUNE HMM, WONDER WHY??? 2019 😂💜💛😂😂

  22. J.... S....

    Little Feat...the greatest American band you may have never heard...of..

  23. d.... d....

    3rd best concert EEEEVVVER.. THE who, bob marley then little feat, da fuvking best. Lowell George best slide hands wown brah

  24. J.... M....

    Not enough praise for the amazing percussion

  25. M.... F....

    Hello... Yea... Best live album.. If i see thumbs down.. Then i will thow a jannet jackson video in your yard 😁😁

    M.... F....

    Better than even the Allman"s Fillmore East

  26. L.... J....

    When I was in my early 20's, back in the late '80's (and a strict metalhead) my best friend, who was about 10 years older than me, turned me on to this band and this album, and a lot of other great rock and roll as well. I will forever be grateful for the expansion of my musical horizons that ensued. I miss you, Jimmy-Me-Lad. I hope you and those you love are well.

  27. D.... S....

    I hear you moan.....Rest in peace Lowell George....you're sadly missed.....🎸🎼🎶💜🍀❣💕❤🎷🎹🎺🎻

  28. t.... ....

    George is one of the great sliders of all time. He'll never get his due by the young bucks unless they seek him out. I saw them open for Jimmy Buffett, but after Lowell was dead.

  29. A.... N....

    Shine on Lowell!! 😻🤘🏼🍍💕😎☘️💯

  30. A.... N....

    I'm likin the cowbell

  31. K.... M....

    Sweeeeet chikita🎶🎶🎶

  32. p.... ....

    This the album I always put on for house-cleaning.

  33. D.... S....

    I hear ya mooooan!! Rest in peace Lowell George....#RedheadDeadhead

  34. D.... S....

    Happy 4th of July my fellow Rock n Rollers.....#RedheadDeadhead

  35. S.... A....

    Heard an interview with the band they said that Lowel made each of them record their parts separately and nobody knew the whole song until it was done. Then they learned to play it together live and it took a while because it's quite a deceptively complex piece of music. What a great song!

  36. D.... S....

    I absolutely LOVE Lowell George!! Sexy af....RIP

  37. t.... j....

    She really should've let him check her oil that night

  38. B.... R....

    Peter Frampton, eat your heart out!

  39. S.... ....

    Easter Sunday, mom tells me to put this song on.... Okay mom

    S.... ....

    Sadie Easter tradition?

  40. S.... L....

    love it when they sing tuuuhuuuesday at 1:00 !!

  41. D.... G....

    Let da' good Feat Rooollll

  42. N.... F....

    "Come back Monday....come back Tuesday and then I might....." ;)

  43. M.... F....

    Deammmm superbe

  44. S.... R....

    Probley the Best live album ever...

    S.... R....

    Probably not

  45. P.... t....

    JUANITA is my real name, LMAO.. I never for a minute thought there would ever be a JUANITA SONG..BLESS 👣👣💜💙💛💚

  46. P.... t....

    2018 MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY HEALTHY NEW YEAR Y'ALL !!!🎊🎈🎉🎅🎊🎈🎉🎊🎈🐉

  47. j.... b....

    Got kicked out of a kick ass apartment in Austin for playing this song on a Sunday morning with 125 watts per channel blasting through pioneer speakers. Still great 40 years later.

    j.... b....

    I FKN Love that!

    j.... b....

    Dude I’m gonna play it in your honor with 300 until my house slides into the roundabout...it’s great to be old, and know you finally have more money than time left...

    j.... b....

    Bob Schmucker damn I heard them Bose recreating a train sound about’79 at John Curry’s studio in Tuscaloosa. I couldn’t believe they could take unlimited power (like the Emperor Palpatine!)

    j.... b....

    no justice........

    j.... b....

    james bueker I once had a stereo system with 4 Kenwood JVL 640 speakers, a tuner and an equalizer. If you turned it up to 4, you could hear it at the end of my block. neighbors hated me! I threw frequent parties, and had the cops called on me more than once

  48. P.... B....

    best live album of all time, but then I narrow nowt

  49. e.... l....

    I got to see Little Feat (with Lowell George) in 1978 in Austin, Texas at the Paramount Theatre not long after they put out Waiting for Columbus. A very memorable show.

  50. M.... T....

    One of my fav LF tunes... I think it stuck with me subconsciously as I married a Latina from Ecuador and I call her Chaquita. It's good to be the "Papi" ;)~

  51. e.... p....

    Love this song! Funny shit!

  52. f.... ....

    Spanish Moon is the best! This, for me, is 2nd.

  53. E.... H....

    I have seen Little Feat live a bout a dozen times and I always like when they do this song!!

  54. L.... H....

    SO many memories....thanks for uploading.

  55. M.... M....

    LOVE IT!

  56. P.... S....

    What are you up to. If you are listening to Little Feat you are having a good time.

  57. K.... G....

    I couldn't believe it either! Thanks for the posting!! My FAVORITE GROUP from the 70's!! (Favorite album too! )

  58. B.... I....

    True R&R Classic!

  59. S.... L....

    Little Feat at its Best. Best Album ever.

  60. 1.... ....

    idk? something wrong with me feet get happy spine wont stand up to ta pressure, throw n alittle tequila look out. we gonna bust out some fun. they call themself little feat but they long way from that! enormous n this life..

  61. J.... V....

    a little memory

  62. S.... A....

    thanks for this! memories! cranked up!

  63. T.... P....

    timelovesahero

  64. T.... P....

    best live rock and roll album ever to come down the pike... ever!

    T.... P....

    Best live album ever I don't think so

  65. C.... D....

    i sing this to my husband Billy all the time

    C.... D....

    Cynthia Dean u got one lucky husband

    C.... D....

    I most certainly do...

  66. P.... P....

    Maybe the best band ever. All of them were great musicians and Lowell George was a songwriter and singer of enormous talent, as well as being a slide guitarist without peer.  I never tire of listening to their great albums from the 70s. Oh, to be that young again!!!

    P.... P....

    Perfectly put. I've wondered if Lowell wasn't the greatest 'combo' rock musician ever? Who could write, play and sing like him?

    P.... P....

    Maybe not the best band ever maybe a good band but definitely not the best

  67. C.... R....

    Oh, yeah- Old Folks Boogie!!

  68. C.... R....

    this, and Dixie Chicken

  69. M.... K....

    So sorry about Lowell

  70. D.... K....

    TO BAD THESE GUYS BLEW THERE HEADS UP, GREAT BAND OF MUSICIANS

  71. F.... G....

    Spotcheck Billy got down on his hands and knees
    He said "Hey mama, hey let me check your oil all right?"
    She said "No, no honey, not tonight.
    Come back Monday, come back Tuesday, and then I might"

    I said Juanita, my sweet Jaunita, what are you up to?
    My Juanita
    I said Jaunita, my sweet chiquita, what are you up to?
    My Juanita

    Don't want nobody who won't dive for dimes
    Don't want no speedballs 'cause I might die trying
    Throw me a line, throw me a line
    'Cause there's a fat man in the bathtub with the blues
    I hear you moan, I hear you moan, I hear you moan

    Billy got so sad, dejected, put on his hat and start to run
    Runnin' down the street yelling at the top of his lungs
    "All I want in this life of mine is some good clean fun"
    "All I want in this life and time is some hit and run"

    I said Juanita, my sweet Jaunita, what are you up to?
    My Jaunita
    I said Jaunita, my sweet chiquita, what are you up to?
    My Juanita

    Put my money in your meter baby so it won't run down
    But you caught me in the squeeze play on the cheesy side of town
    Throw me a dime, throw me a line
    'Cause there's a fat man in the bathtub with the blues
    I hear you moan, I hear you moan, I hear you moan

    F.... G....

    Forrest George ♥️⚡️

  72. D.... R....

    One of the greatest songs ever

  73. J.... ....

    There will never be another band like LITTLE FEAT!

    J.... ....

    Just saw FEAT at Humphries in San Diego and they rocked it ! GO SEE THEM WHEN THEY COME TO A CITY NEAR YOU ! ! !You Tube their Humphries SanDiego SHOW

  74. H.... D....

    Thank you very much for uploading. Little Feat forever!

  75. N.... ....

    The start of this song reminds me of David Bowie's "Modern Love"

  76. Q.... C....

    Happy Thanksgiving :) QC

  77. S.... ....

    When I was a kid I thought this song was hilarious and believed it was about a literal fat dude taking a bath and singing to himself.

    S.... ....

    Styxhexenhammer666 yes

    S.... ....

    But now you know it's about a clitoris.

  78. s.... ....

    Rumor had it that this song is about a clitoris.....'fat man in the bathtub'.....and all it's adventures. Knowing Lowell's sense of humor I have no doubt.

    s.... ....

    Okay, well, then, you're saying the clitoris has the blues? Um...

    s.... ....

    Juanita is a dealer and a whore. He wants drugs... a dime or a line... she won’t open the door because she has a John in the bathtub.

  79. N.... R....

    I absolutely LOVE LITTLE FEAT! Though my feet are quite huge!

  80. C.... H....

    First heard this song while on the road with my Brother, he was smoking a joint while driving, I was watching the road while trying to pay attention to the song. Probably would've been an easier ride had I smoked it with him.

    C.... H....

    No LSD?

  81. R.... J....

    You guys are ALL correct. Some of the best real american music ever.

  82. M.... C....

    This song is very underrated, IMO its one of Feats best.

    M.... C....

    Michael Clark I agree ☺️

    M.... C....

    Underrated by who? It is a great song. Studio version or live!

    M.... C....

    Lowell and Linda's Willin.

    M.... C....

    Michael Clark under "feat" ed

  83. D.... D....

    I hear ya moan , I hear ya moooooooan

  84. l.... ....

    the greatest

  85. C.... W....

    the best version of this tune. so funky.

  86. c.... g....

    in the city blues

  87. c.... g....

    oh my playboys what are you up to.......?

  88. c.... g....

    celebrating the spirit of usa.......?

  89. c.... g....

    charities what are you up to.......?

  90. c.... g....

    ask myself.......?

  91. c.... g....

    Grand Funk Closer to My Home.......?

  92. c.... g....

    Grandma Farmer.......

  93. c.... g....

    deep fried squat.......

  94. c.... g....

    deep fried Chicago chicken.......

  95. c.... g....

    big fried chicken

  96. C.... ....

    Lisner Auditorium- (George Washington University, Washington, D.C.)

  97. R.... L....

    AN all time great song. So intense!

  98. J.... K....

    Was 18 when Waiting for Columbus came out. I'm from the beach in California and still today this is one of my all time favorite bands and albums. Thank you Lowell and LF for continuing to give me music joy to this day! Brings back some good times and makes me feel young again!

    J.... K....

    +Jim Kendrick The best live album ever made. (Period)