This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
In the Grand Pecking Order
Where is it you stand
Under foot of swollen bastards
Or on the neck of another man
At the grand feeding table
Are you sitting near the head
Or the corner by the bathroom
Where you're asked to pass the bread
And you pass it with a smile on your face
For to pout about would only bring disgrace
To the Grand Pecking Order
In the grand pecking order
Where is it you lie
Are you the tall hog at the trough
Or a piglet in the stye
On the grand ladder of life
Are you near the highest rung
Or somewhere near bottom
With your nose in hairy bung
And you sniff it with a smile on your face
For to pout about would only bring disgrace
To the Grand Pecking Order
And you're dancing with a smile on your face
For to stand about would only bring disgrace!
To the Grand Pecking Order
Where is it you stand
Under foot of swollen bastards
Or on the neck of another man
At the grand feeding table
Are you sitting near the head
Or the corner by the bathroom
Where you're asked to pass the bread
And you pass it with a smile on your face
For to pout about would only bring disgrace
To the Grand Pecking Order
In the grand pecking order
Where is it you lie
Are you the tall hog at the trough
Or a piglet in the stye
On the grand ladder of life
Are you near the highest rung
Or somewhere near bottom
With your nose in hairy bung
And you sniff it with a smile on your face
For to pout about would only bring disgrace
To the Grand Pecking Order
And you're dancing with a smile on your face
For to stand about would only bring disgrace!
To the Grand Pecking Order
Lyrics submitted by OiSterHedPhan
The Grand Pecking Order Lyrics as written by Ernest Anastasio Les Claypool
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
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Oysterhead is the most fucked up band i know..and i'm a huge fan of modest mouse etc. They just make no since, and the dude this singer of oysterhead sounds almost gay
Uhm... Oysterhead makes perfect SENSE in many of their songs. For example, this one is about your social status, and whether your living it up, or if your life sucks. The song Mr. Oysterhead, has a rather conceded meaning- The lyrics clearly indicate that music-folk used to have a lot to say, but somewhere along the way they lost it. They claim that Oysterhead is bringing the relevance back to music. And my final argument is wield the spade, which is obviously about a political figure... Anyways, the point I'm trying to make is that their songs have plenty of meaning, and Les Claypool doesn't sound gay.