Primus - Tales From The Punchbowl lyrics
Tracks 01. Professor Nutbutter's House Of Treats
02. Mrs. Blaileen 03. Wynona's Big Brown Beaver 04. Southbound Pachyderm 05. Space Farm 06. Year Of The Parrot 07. Hellbound 17 1/2 (Theme From) 08. Glass Sandwich 09. Del Davis Tree Farm 10. De Anza Jig 11. On The Tweek Again 12. Over The Electric Grapevine 13. Captain Shiner 01. Professor Nutbutter's House Of Treats
See'mon kiddies gather round
Who's your foremost friend in town? From main to maple the name resounds Professor Nutbutter He's the one, the humble one The Barkley County prodigal son Here to serve only you, Professor Nutbutter At old Nutbutter's house of treats From jellied jams to sacks of sweets There's creamy and nutatious spreads for all Chemist, master of entomology the professor for a modest fee Will cure what ails you, guaranteed Professor Nutbutter It's alright, don't fear the worm See'mon kiddies don't be shy Be youthful til the day you die The man the myth, the magic of Professor Nutbutter He's the one the only one the Meeklybville prodigal son Here to help us with ourselves, Professor Nutbutter It's alright to fear the worm [It's all right to fear the worm. The worm, the worm is our friend. Um, but not all of the properties of the worm can be, uh, fully, fully, Well, appreciated by the, uh, the human body itself, but, um it's, It's, it's, it's ok to, to fear the worm. Um, I, myself, have had no, Uh, problems with the worm but in a certain situation, uh, I would Feel like, what, what, uh, ramifications, um, could occur? Uh, there's, There's really no need to, uh, to fear much of anything, you know. Fear of the, fear of the temptation is a, more, probably, more, more, Appropriate word in this particular scenario. Um, the, uh, well, It, Depends on what you want, I suppose. It really depends on, on What you want] 02. Mrs. Blaileen
Mrs. Blaileen
She was a sixth grade teacher And she controlled the children by using humiliation The target always seemed to be Donny He was a bit slower than the others When he was quite young, his mother died at the kitchen table While choking on some food The fashion of the day was bleach and tied Levi's Donny decided to make some But he didn't know to rinse them So he came to school a reekin' Bleach stench filled the classroom Mrs. Blaileen began to chastise She made him feel like an asshole Two feet small Oh, what a lonely boy Don and Ronald They always stuck together For they were a bit different than the others And they were as tight as brothers Then Ronald moved away, now Steven He was year or two younger And he really thought he was something He liked to harass other children Or anyone he found out-numbered Alone, Don walks from fishing Steven and his friend, they stop him They took his hat and they taunt him Pimp-slap him with a newspaper Don lunged forward with his fish knife Then ran all the way home weeping He gave his knife to his father and Said "I think I hurt Steve" Oh, what a lonely boy Mrs. Blaileen She was a sixth grade teacher And she controlled the children by using humiliation The target always seemed to be Donny He's a bit slower than the others When he was quite young, his mother died at the kitchen table While choking on some food The fashion of the day was bleach and tied Levi's Donny decided to make some But he didn't know to rinse them So he came to school a reekin' Bleach stench filled the classroom Mrs. Blaileen began to chastise She made him feel like an asshole Two feet small Oh, what a lonely boy 03. Wynona's Big Brown Beaver
Wynona's got herself a big brown beaver and she shows it off to all her friends
One day, you know, that beaver tried to leave her, so she caged him up with cyclone fence Along came Lou with the old baboon and said, "I recognize that smell Smells like seven layers, that beaver eatin' Taco Bell" Now Rex he was a Texan out of New Orleans and he travelled with the carnival shows He ran bumper cars, sucked cheap cigars and he candied up his nose He got wind of the big brown beaver So he thought he'd take himself a peek But the beaver was quick and he grabbed him by the kiwis And he ain't pissed for a week (and a half) Wynona took her big brown beaver and she stuck him up in the air Said, "I sure do love this big brown beaver and I wish I did have a pair Now the beaver once slept for seven days And it gave us all an awful fright So I tickled his chin and I gave him a pinch and the bastard tried to bite me Wynona loved her big brown beaver and she stroked him all the time She pricked her finger one day and it occurred to her she might have a porcupine 04. Southbound Pachyderm
Uh, quite a surprise
What an ingenious device Boredom encompasses my time I don't know what I should do Indulging a moment of your time Seldom the breeder of lies But you won't believe that it's true Uh, they take to the skies Southbound Pachyderm S-s-s-southbound Pachyderm S-s-s-southbound Pachyderm Pinholes through cardboard at the Sun Passing the bucks by one by one Leaving nothing in return Watching the majesty blow past Speculating which will be the last Savoring my piece of pie Uh, there is no reprise Uh, they're filling the skies S-s-s-southbound Pachyderm S-s-s-southbound Pachyderm S-s-s-southbound Pachyderm S-s-s-southbound Pachyderm S-s-s-southbound Pachyderm S-s-s-southbound Pachyderm S-s-s-southbound Pachyderm S-s-s-southbound Pachyderm 05. Space Farm
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06. Year Of The Parrot
In the year of our Lord
Call it 1994 A fine vintage of mimicry There are those that take their sound From someone else's toil Liking to parrots you see I've seen the likes of Kate Bush And Van Morrison Teaching the parrots to sing Take a Zeppelin riff And you alter it a bit And make lots of money It's called plagiarism You want some of that cheese Just take a big ol' bite Careful not to choke on it please Now here we go It's called plagiarism 07. Hellbound 17 1/2 (Theme From)
Questions deserve answers,
answers deserving action What am I, of the populi? I am but a fraction Is there heaven, is there hell? Is that tuna melt that I smell? Come on 08. Glass Sandwich
He stood in line with the rest
And waited got his chance To take his place behind the glass And watch the ladies dance It's the nature of things He stepped into the darkened space The air was thick and warm He drops the coins in one by one The scene unfolds before him He stands looking eye to thigh As she looks down from above Only to be recognized As his former love It's the nature of things 09. Del Davis Tree Farm
Del Davis sold a Christmas tree
Stood up to 8 feet tall Season was lookin' mighty thin He'd hoped to sell 'em all Here he comes with a dollar in his hand Represents the epitomized man The boy liked rock 'n' roll Seemed that's the way he paid his way With the help of Del and them Doogs There's a bit more joy this holiday Here he comes? 10. De Anza Jig
Oh I can still remember
Jenny Hernando She was my little lovely one When I was seventeen. I remember the day that she Gave me her virginity And then she gave it to everyone In our vicinity Oh I can still remember Julie Tolentino The dancing Filipino We used to run around. Her and Flouncin' Freddy Were going hot and steady Now she runs a dyke bar, The biggest one in town I can still remember my Old friend Todd Squelati I watching him snort a Milkshake right up his nose He slurped it up the left side Blew it out the right side How he ever kept it down I will never know Of course I still remember Ol Flouncin' Freddy We were pumping gas Down at El Sobrante Shell His Mustang was his pride and joy He liked to dance the cowboy Hanging out at Jack In the Box But eat at Taco Bell 11. On The Tweek Again
Used to come around here
To peddle his wares A lot more takers now The turkey "J" You can taste the air Around your face His name was Barrest Jeffries They picked him up twice For cooking up amphetamine Now he's on the tweek again Drinking county prune He doesn't mind so much So we'd sit around the fire Singing "Kumbaya" "Kumbaya, " I said On the tweek again On the tweek again On the tweek again On the tweek again On the tweek again On the tweek again On the tweek again On the tweek again On the tweek again 12. Over The Electric Grapevine
They headed southward from San Francisco
To be with Chuckles and the others With electric in the air and peroxide in their hair They looked like golden brothers They drove a Datsun, an automatic The radio blaring static Made a face into the light and burst out laughing at the sight The hysteria ensuing would dominate the night From all the candy, the seats were sticky As they were drawn into the Grapevine Then "Introduce Yourself" came on As the barreled through the fog The demon puffing madly on a mentholated log They were tired They were sleepy So they parked behind the Roxy Adam went to use the phone So they sat there all alone When Adam's voice came beaming through on the radio He started laughing, he started laughing La da da Hey, hey Vive la France Vive la France 13. Captain Shiner
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