Wynona's Big Brown Beaver Lyrics
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 "recognize that smell?"
"Smells like seven layers,
that beaver eats at Taco Bell."
and he traveled with the carnival shows.
He ran bumber cars, sucked cheap cigars,
and he candied up his nose.
He caught wind of the Big Brown Beaver
so he thought he'd take himself a peek.
But the beaver was quick and it grabbed 'em by the kiwis
and he ain't pissed for a week
(and a half)
stuck 'em up in the air.
Said, "I sure do love this Big Brown Beaver,
and I wish I did have a pair."
Wynona loved her Big Brown Beaver
and she stroked 'em all the time.
She pricked her finger one day,
and it ocured to her:
She might have a porcupine!
It's about a woman named Wynona, and her big brown beaver.
Welcome to Primus.
It's about a damn girl with a beaver, sexual innuendo isn't Les style. He wrote that way on purpose so people would think dirty things, it's clearly a double meaning joke, but on his mind, it's about a pet beaver and his owner.
@DassJennir Also a gateway to a very disturbing music video. I still have nightmares.
@DassJennir Also a gateway to a very disturbing music video. I still have nightmares.
@JudgementDay hahaha at least your nightmares have a good soundtrack
@JudgementDay hahaha at least your nightmares have a good soundtrack
@DassJennir Agree ... there is just enough there to suggest it could have sexual innuendo, but more so to see where our minds will go than that being the actual message.
@DassJennir Agree ... there is just enough there to suggest it could have sexual innuendo, but more so to see where our minds will go than that being the actual message.
I don't remember where I read it, but there was an interview with Les in which he says that the song literally is about a girl and a beaver, even though everyone tries to read more into it than there really is. Considering all of the characters that they've invented, especially in Tales from the Punchbowl, that sounds pretty believable.
I bet there's no actual innuendo in this song. It's probably just about a girl and her pet beaver. Seems like the kinda thing Les would do just to throw people off.
Great song, by the way.
I refuse to think that this whole song is about a vagina because it will totally ruin the song and video for me
is it true that Claypool auditioned for Metallica and they didn't take him because he was too good?
yes, it is true that Les Claypool auditioned for Metallica. They said that he was too good for Metallica and that he should do his own thing.
yes, it is true that Les Claypool auditioned for Metallica. They said that he was too good for Metallica and that he should do his own thing.
gdawg, your obviously not a fan of primus or not a long time one that is. PRIMUS SUCKS was an old saying from the 90's that was shouted at Primus shows, no real reason that I know of. Not many people do it anymore, evidenced by your lack of knowledge of it and getting your panties in a bunch.
Anyways, great song and this was my first introduction to Primus when I was like 11, my first cd too. Listened to it ALL the time and read the liner notes like a book. I'm sure it's just about a woman and her beaver, Les plays it straight in a fucked up way.
I'd be all over a beaver that smells like Taco Bell!! It's the beavers that smell like Burger King that I have a problem with.
The meaning of this song is that Wynona was a whore that ended up with a STD, notice after the first guy all the other men were all attacked by the beaver.. "But the beaver was quick and it grabbed 'em by the kiwis and he ain't pissed for a week" why do you think he hasn't pissed in a week and a half? cause it burns? the line "She pricked her finger one day, and it ocured to her: She might have a porcupine" to me is just an analogy for her finding out she had a STD..
This song is very obviously about a tranny prostitute. One of the easiest songs to interpret by Primus.
The beaver is his "vagina" and rex is a customer who either gets a disease from him or realizes the prostitute has a penis and is traumatized. Only part I've debated over, but i think it's the disease.
The only reason I know it's about a tranny is the last line "she pricked her finger one day and it occured to her she might have a porcupine." that line completely invalidates the theory that the song is actually about a girl and her pet beaver, unless the girl is blind.
Primus sucks
It has dual meanings depending on the listener.
One: it’s about a girl and her pet.
Or Two: it’s about Winona Ryder and her wooha.