A song about gender transition, for somebody who’s biological sex does not match the gender they were assigned at birth. Also known as a trans person.
Like most ZZ Top songs it takes a rather crudely descriptive focus of the material it is covering (see also Pearl Necklace,) by singing primarily ab...
[Verse 1]
He/she wanna be
Body and soul just don't agree
There's an answer, gotta go for a
Tijuana tuck-n-roll
[Chorus]
He/she just got a zipper job
A zipper job
[Verse 2]
It ain't nothing, it ain't no thing
It's just changing face of yin and yang
Ain't no calling for alarm
It's just a different kind of charm
It's alright, on one condition
Certainly before transition
No one even need a clue
Just pull the old switch-a-roo
[Chorus]
He/she done got a brand-new glistening zipper job
Oh yes, a zipper job
Flip, strip, zip, trip a talon-42
[Verse 3]
Timing is everything
For kings, queens, and in-betweens
It's a question of what to do
'Cos what is what and who is who?
[Chorus]
He/she just got a zipper job
An everlasting zipper job
Zipper Job was written by Billy F. Gibbons & Dusty Hill & Frank Beard.
Zipper Job was produced by Bill Ham & Billy F. Gibbons.
ZZ Top released Zipper Job on Tue Sep 17 1996.