Collected from the denizens of alt.fan.capt-beefheart by Neil Scranton.
A graphic of unknown source, obviously inspired by this song.
Notes from Neil Scranton: Words or phrases in parentheses () are renderings of sounds. The ordering of the choices is by frequency of response: for example, a majority of the respondents (and I include me) hear "They'll glow with you" in Line 22. Words or phrases proceeded by a plus (+) sign indicate that some folks hear this word in addition to the rest of the text.
Distant cousins, there's a limited supply.
And we're down to the dozens, and this is why:
Big Eyed Beans from Venus! Oh my, oh my.
Boys and girls,
Earth people around the circle,
Mixtures of man (alive, alike).
Big eyed beans from Venus,
Don't let anything get in between us.
(Beam,Bean) in on me baby,
and we'll (be in, bean, been) together
I know we always been together,
but there's more.
Mister Zoot Horn Rollo, hit that long (lunar,looming,leaning) note,
and let it float.
Note - many people argue for looming or leaning or something else here, but since Bill Harkleroad's book about the Magic Band is called "Lunar Notes", it's a safe guess to assume the correct phrase is "lunar".
Men let your (wallets, bollocks) flop out,
and women open your (purses, pussies),
Cause a man or a woman without a big eyed bean from Venus
Is suffering with the worstest of curses
Yeah, you're suffering, with the worstest of curses.
Put 'em out in the sun, and when the night come
You don't have to go out and get 'em
They'll (glow, flow) with you
They'll go with you
They'll show (+her) with you
Ain't no losers
Cause they're on the right track
Cause they're on the right track
You can be on the right track, woman,
Of course, of course
Ain't no SNAFU, no fol-de-rol
Check these out, Big eyed beans from Venus
Oh, (+I'll) let a few out, let 'em pass in between us
Distant cousins, there's a limited supply.
And we're down to the dozens, and this is why...
Don't let anything get in between us!
Big eyed beans from Venus
Big eyed beans from Venus