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Butcher Pete (Part 1) Lyrics
Hey everybody, did the news get around
About a guy named Butcher Pete?
Oh, Pete just flew into this town
And he's chopping up all the women's meat
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, wacks, chopping that meat
Butcher Pete's got a long sharp knife
He starts chopping and don't know when to stop
All you fellows got to watch your wifes
Because Pete don't care whose meat he chops
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, wacks, chopping that meat
Ever since Peter flew into town
He's been having a ball
Just cutting and chopping for miles around
Single women, married women, old maids and all
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, wacks, chopping that meat
Wakes up in the morning, half past five
Chops from sunrise to sunset
I don't see how he stays alive
Meat's going to be the death of ol' Pete, yeah
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, wacks, chopping that meat
The police put Pete in jail
Yes, he finally met his fate
But when they came to pay his bail
They found him chopping up his cellmate
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, wacks, chopping that meat
That Butcher Pete is a crazy man
Tries to chop down the wind and the rain
Just hacks on anything he can get
Say, turn this record over, you ain't heard nothing yet
About a guy named Butcher Pete?
Oh, Pete just flew into this town
And he's chopping up all the women's meat
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, wacks, chopping that meat
He starts chopping and don't know when to stop
All you fellows got to watch your wifes
Because Pete don't care whose meat he chops
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, wacks, chopping that meat
He's been having a ball
Just cutting and chopping for miles around
Single women, married women, old maids and all
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, wacks, chopping that meat
Chops from sunrise to sunset
I don't see how he stays alive
Meat's going to be the death of ol' Pete, yeah
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, wacks, chopping that meat
Yes, he finally met his fate
But when they came to pay his bail
They found him chopping up his cellmate
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, wacks, chopping that meat
Tries to chop down the wind and the rain
Just hacks on anything he can get
Say, turn this record over, you ain't heard nothing yet
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Writer
Henry Glover, Roy Brown
Duration
2:28
Producer
Henry Glover
Release date
Jan 01, 1950
Sentiment
Positive
Submitted by
mellow_harsher On Jun 15, 2009
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This song refers to a man who comes to town and has raucous intercourse with everyone woman in town; "single women, married women, old maids and all."
Also: "All you fellows have to watch your wives because Pete don't care whose meat he chops."
Also: "All you fellows have to watch your wives because Pete don't care whose meat he chops."
Actually, the sexual overtones is much less in Part 1 of this song (which is the only part that appears in FO3) compared with Part 2, which is much more overt about it (with lyrics like: "All the women who payed his bail, Were waitin' on Pete to chop some more" and the part about the 92 year old woman wanting him to "chop her meat"). The reason the song was selected for the game is due to the easy allusion to cannibalistic murder, which is suitable for a game set in post-apocalyptica that has at least one side-quest dealing...
Actually, the sexual overtones is much less in Part 1 of this song (which is the only part that appears in FO3) compared with Part 2, which is much more overt about it (with lyrics like: "All the women who payed his bail, Were waitin' on Pete to chop some more" and the part about the 92 year old woman wanting him to "chop her meat"). The reason the song was selected for the game is due to the easy allusion to cannibalistic murder, which is suitable for a game set in post-apocalyptica that has at least one side-quest dealing with a cannibal family. The first lyric you mention only shows he's not picky about his "victim", and the second is sound advice if there's a cannibalistic murderer going around. ;) Not picking on you Mymlan, just wanted to point out that, taking just this part into account on it's own, that the sexual overtone of the song (when taken as a whole) isn't as obvious. Probably the reason they broke it up into two parts the first place. :)
Okay at first I thought it was about sex, but then he got the electrical chair and so I knew something was up, but I figured he wasn't killing the women since they bailed him out of jail, So... My theory is the women loved him because he was chopin' up their husbands and then possibly having funtimes with the wives.
lol I first heard this song on the radio in the game Fallout 3... anyway, its apparently about a serial killer going after women in particular, and when his cellmate is the only available option, he goes after him. Could be an allusion to sexual advances o.O or maybe I'm wrong...