This song is timeless, and nearly 20 years after its creation, still possesses the mystique it did the first time i heard it ~1994. To me, at first blush, all those years ago, it had some kind of homo-erotic allure. The line "so that the others may do" tells of something which must be done for others to follow suit. It felt like like some kind of roxy-glam-pop invitation to sexual liberation.
Upon further introspection I think the song may not have an intrinsic meaning, but simply represents a sort of "holding open the door" for people who otherwise might be affronted by this song/band's unusual style. I know, as a sort of armchair rock-historian, that there have been few bands so daring and so true to the sound that wanted to emerge from within, whether the creator wanted it or not. This band handled it with elegance and grace seldom, if ever, seen.
Are you ready to obey the Cowgod???
We live in a country, we can't eat meat!
Obey the Cowgod!
We live in a country where there is no, there's no Burger Kings.
Obey the Cowgod!
We live in a country where there is no, there's no McDonalds.
Obey the Cowgod!
Ah, dopey, dopey, dopey, dopey,
I'm a cow, and I'm gonna roam through your village,
And I'm going to eat all of your food, but you don't care,
Because I'm a, I'm a SACRED COW!
Obey the Cowgod!
We live in a country where there is no, there's no Beefcake the Mighty*,
Obey the Cowgod!
We live in a country where there is no, there's no beef by-products,
Obey the Cowgod!
You! On your knees! You! Get on your knees! Where's those two bone-heads? Get on your knees!
Hands behind your heads, and on your knees! You! On your knees! You! Get on your knees!
I said, get on your knees! Get on your knees and pray to the Cowgod!
Eat my burger, for it is my flesh, and drink my milk, for it is my blood.
Obey!
We live in a country, we can't eat meat!
Obey the Cowgod!
We live in a country where there is no, there's no Burger Kings.
Obey the Cowgod!
We live in a country where there is no, there's no McDonalds.
Obey the Cowgod!
Ah, dopey, dopey, dopey, dopey,
I'm a cow, and I'm gonna roam through your village,
And I'm going to eat all of your food, but you don't care,
Because I'm a, I'm a SACRED COW!
Obey the Cowgod!
We live in a country where there is no, there's no Beefcake the Mighty*,
Obey the Cowgod!
We live in a country where there is no, there's no beef by-products,
Obey the Cowgod!
You! On your knees! You! Get on your knees! Where's those two bone-heads? Get on your knees!
Hands behind your heads, and on your knees! You! On your knees! You! Get on your knees!
I said, get on your knees! Get on your knees and pray to the Cowgod!
Eat my burger, for it is my flesh, and drink my milk, for it is my blood.
Obey!
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