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Wanda the Worm Woman Lyrics
Sneering at the leering lady
as she stares and squirms
At Wanda with her saintly smile
and living wig of worms
I like to watch their faces fall
as we disgust and shame them
Seeking suckers is my game
-- no longer lion taming.
Like a pink and pregnant pumpkin
perched upon her neck
Wanda Wadkins head was hurting
it was bitten by insects
I watched the awkward way she waddled
walking to the pail
She always used to wash her worms
and clean beneath her nails.
I love the should I see inside her
but I just can't love her
Folding fat that rolls around
like bowling balls in butter...
Wanda Wanda Wanda...
Watch me watch me watch me
Won't you watch me for a while
Watch me pick my worms up
And put them in a pile
Watch me sit upon it with
My Mona Lisa smile.
Why Wanda why, do I always watch you cry?
as she stares and squirms
At Wanda with her saintly smile
and living wig of worms
I like to watch their faces fall
as we disgust and shame them
Seeking suckers is my game
-- no longer lion taming.
Like a pink and pregnant pumpkin
perched upon her neck
Wanda Wadkins head was hurting
it was bitten by insects
I watched the awkward way she waddled
walking to the pail
She always used to wash her worms
and clean beneath her nails.
I love the should I see inside her
but I just can't love her
Folding fat that rolls around
like bowling balls in butter...
Wanda Wanda Wanda...
Watch me watch me watch me
Won't you watch me for a while
Watch me pick my worms up
And put them in a pile
Watch me sit upon it with
My Mona Lisa smile.
Why Wanda why, do I always watch you cry?
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Being that this song is part of a concept album (Freak Show), there is a story that connects to other songs/characters mentioned in the songs. The first part of Wanda is sung by Tex, the ringleader at the freak show, where he talks about how he loves to see people get grossed out by Wanda, a sideshow geek who sucks worms (as mentioned in the album's liner notes). The second Tex-sung verse is about how he loves Wanda as a person, but can't bear to be with her because of her appearance. The verse sung by Wanda herself is, how I interpret it, about how she sees her performance as an art (even likening herself to the Mona Lisa). Fun fact: In the liner notes, there's also an illustration of Wanda that's a homage to the Da Vinci painting! Wanda tries to put on a serene face, but is secretly miserable (shown by the song's last line).
This is only somewhat related, but fun fact: In the CD-ROM for Freak Show, there's a lot of religious imagery in Wanda's section of the game. This is because (as mentioned in the liner notes, once again), she was a nun before she joined the freak show.
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