In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Come make we play some ketchy shuby
And when me shuby, you feel ketchy
And when you ketchy, don't make it drop
'Cause if it drop, it will pop
And if it pop, no one can mend it
'Cause if they mend it, you can easily bend it
So we all go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
All night long we a go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Tell me if you like it, ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
All night long we a go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
It don't take too long to learn
Just you do as I say
It may only take one hour or two
And by the next time you will know what to do
We a go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Me and you a go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
All night long we a go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Come make we play some ketchy shuby
And when me shuby, you feel ketchy
And when you ketchy, don't make it drop
'Cause if it drop, it will pop
And if it pop, no one can mend it
'Cause if they mend it, you can easily bend it
So we all go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
All night long we a go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Your mama don't like it, ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Your papa don't like it, ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Long time I'm waiting, ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Get you right where your ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
All night long we a go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Me and you a go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Tell me if you like it, ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
All night long, all night long, shuby-shuby tonight
Ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
I'm always free to ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
I know you like it ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
And when me shuby, you feel ketchy
And when you ketchy, don't make it drop
'Cause if it drop, it will pop
And if it pop, no one can mend it
'Cause if they mend it, you can easily bend it
So we all go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
All night long we a go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Tell me if you like it, ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
All night long we a go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
It don't take too long to learn
Just you do as I say
It may only take one hour or two
And by the next time you will know what to do
We a go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Me and you a go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
All night long we a go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Come make we play some ketchy shuby
And when me shuby, you feel ketchy
And when you ketchy, don't make it drop
'Cause if it drop, it will pop
And if it pop, no one can mend it
'Cause if they mend it, you can easily bend it
So we all go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
All night long we a go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Your mama don't like it, ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Your papa don't like it, ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Long time I'm waiting, ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Get you right where your ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
All night long we a go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Me and you a go ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Tell me if you like it, ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
All night long, all night long, shuby-shuby tonight
Ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
I'm always free to ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
I know you like it ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
Ketchy-ketchy, shuby-shuby tonight
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Ketchy Shuby Lyrics as written by Peter Tosh
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