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.
I've got a little willy, I put it in my bum
Me and my bum have all kinds of fun
Me and my willy are really old friends
Water popped out where my willy hole ends
Silly old willy, look what you've done
You've got water on my friendly old bum
My willy's silly and a little bit dumb
And my bum eats plums 'cos a plum tastes yum
[Hook]
Willy bum bum bum bum
[Verse 2]
Enough about my willy and more about my bum
I can fit my friendly old thumb
Right in my bum when I do a little fart
Air popped out where my bum hole starts
I found a wasp, put it in my bum
Stung my rectum, now my bum hole's numb
Silly old wasp, look what you've done
Gotta put ice on my friendly old bum
[Hook]
Willy bum bum, willy willy bum bum
Willy bum bum bum bum bum bum
[Verse 3]
Enough about my bum, more about my willy
My willy gets small when my bum hole's chilly
My friendly old bum is covered in frost
My bum got stung by a cross old wasp
Smelly old wasp, this isn't fun
How should I fix my cold old bum?
Go outside and put my bum in the sun
And my bum got burnt and then begun singing
[Hook]
Willy bum bum, willy willy bum bum
Willy bum bum, willy willy bum bum
Willy bum bum bum bum, wasp
[Verse 4]
Silly old willy and a burnt old bum
Out in the sun with my pants undone
Where are my plums? Did they get lost?
It's all your fault you smelly old wasp
"Let's get drunk", I said to my bum
"It will taste nice on my friendly old tongue"
My greedy old bum said "I want some!"
Put a funnel in my bum and a bottle of rum
[Hook]
Willy bum bum, willy willy bum bum
Willy bum bum, willy willy bum bum
Willy bum bum, willy willy bum bum
Willy bum bum bum bum
You smelly old wasp!
You silly old willy!
You friendly old bum!
Me and my bum have all kinds of fun
Me and my willy are really old friends
Water popped out where my willy hole ends
Silly old willy, look what you've done
You've got water on my friendly old bum
My willy's silly and a little bit dumb
And my bum eats plums 'cos a plum tastes yum
[Hook]
Willy bum bum bum bum
[Verse 2]
Enough about my willy and more about my bum
I can fit my friendly old thumb
Right in my bum when I do a little fart
Air popped out where my bum hole starts
I found a wasp, put it in my bum
Stung my rectum, now my bum hole's numb
Silly old wasp, look what you've done
Gotta put ice on my friendly old bum
[Hook]
Willy bum bum, willy willy bum bum
Willy bum bum bum bum bum bum
[Verse 3]
Enough about my bum, more about my willy
My willy gets small when my bum hole's chilly
My friendly old bum is covered in frost
My bum got stung by a cross old wasp
Smelly old wasp, this isn't fun
How should I fix my cold old bum?
Go outside and put my bum in the sun
And my bum got burnt and then begun singing
[Hook]
Willy bum bum, willy willy bum bum
Willy bum bum, willy willy bum bum
Willy bum bum bum bum, wasp
[Verse 4]
Silly old willy and a burnt old bum
Out in the sun with my pants undone
Where are my plums? Did they get lost?
It's all your fault you smelly old wasp
"Let's get drunk", I said to my bum
"It will taste nice on my friendly old tongue"
My greedy old bum said "I want some!"
Put a funnel in my bum and a bottle of rum
[Hook]
Willy bum bum, willy willy bum bum
Willy bum bum, willy willy bum bum
Willy bum bum, willy willy bum bum
Willy bum bum bum bum
You smelly old wasp!
You silly old willy!
You friendly old bum!
Lyrics submitted by THEAMAZINCRAZN
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