@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Through word of mouth let it be known
The man who spends his life on a mission, he's legendary
Travelling from coast to coast
He's the contemporary Johnny Appleseed
[Spoken]: "Now, man, who was talking shit about Johnny anyway?
He's down for the cause, holmes."
He's making sure his garden grows
He'll plant a seed in every town he goes
Fertilizing the countryside
Couldn't stop him with insecticide
Making sure the garden grows, yeah, yeah, yeah
He'll water the yard with the garden hose
And you know he'll be plantin' his seed, yeah, yeah, yeah
Groomin' the backyard, or whackin' a weed
[Spoken]: "Oh, yes, this Johnny character is just what we're looking for
He's very straight, very gang, very Hispanic
He'll do just fine."
When diggin' holes, he'll be wearing a glove
He go into the shed, get out a shovel, and he shove
He'll plant the seed, makin' sure it's sown
He go into the shed and he start hoein' with the hoe, ho, ho, ho
Makin' sure that the garden grow, yeah, yeah, yeah
He'll water the yard with the garden hose
Groomin' the backyard or whackin' the weed, yeah, yeah, yeah
The contemporary Johnny Appleseed
The man who spends his life on a mission, he's legendary
Travelling from coast to coast
He's the contemporary Johnny Appleseed
[Spoken]: "Now, man, who was talking shit about Johnny anyway?
He's down for the cause, holmes."
He's making sure his garden grows
He'll plant a seed in every town he goes
Fertilizing the countryside
Couldn't stop him with insecticide
Making sure the garden grows, yeah, yeah, yeah
He'll water the yard with the garden hose
And you know he'll be plantin' his seed, yeah, yeah, yeah
Groomin' the backyard, or whackin' a weed
[Spoken]: "Oh, yes, this Johnny character is just what we're looking for
He's very straight, very gang, very Hispanic
He'll do just fine."
When diggin' holes, he'll be wearing a glove
He go into the shed, get out a shovel, and he shove
He'll plant the seed, makin' sure it's sown
He go into the shed and he start hoein' with the hoe, ho, ho, ho
Makin' sure that the garden grow, yeah, yeah, yeah
He'll water the yard with the garden hose
Groomin' the backyard or whackin' the weed, yeah, yeah, yeah
The contemporary Johnny Appleseed
Lyrics submitted by AtomicGarden, edited by aflycon
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I always thought this song was just a commentary on hispanic gardeners - i.e. the stereotype that many gardeners are Latino, and therefore they are the modern day Johnny Appleseeds.
A second thought that came to mind was the possibility that this guy plants Marijuana seeds everywhere, but there's not really any direct evidence to support that. More likely this is just about general gardening.
Although I took a re-listen, and maybe there is some direct evidence to support the marijuana thing. At the first spoken bit:<br /> <br /> "Hey man, why you talkin shit about Johnny anyway? He's down with the cause, holmes."<br /> <br /> "The cause" perhaps being legalization of pot? Then, the second spoken part:<br /> <br /> "This Johnny character is just what we're looking for. He's very street, very gang, and very Hispanic. He'll do just fine."<br /> <br /> This could be either an authority figure saying that Johnny would be a good person to go after as he "fits the profile", so they should throw him in jail, or perhaps (and more unlikely) it's a pro-pot organization looking for a spokesperson.
this song is about the band's drummer, erik sandin. its rumored that he gets laid in ever town (he'll plant a seed in ever town he goes). this earned him the nickname 'johnny appleseed'.
Ahahaha, that's freakin awesome.
"Johnny Appleseed" is in fact about Erik Sandin, (or "Smelly"), the drummer for NOFX. Fat Mike and Melvin talked about it in an interview a few years after White Trash... was released.
The only idiosyncrasy is that in the spoken lyrics after each chorus, El Hefe describes someone Hispanic while in reality, Smelly is representative of the "White Trash" in the album title - Mike and Melvin are the "Two Heebs," and of course El Hefe is the "Bean."
During recording, the album was to be called White Trash, Two Kikes, and a Spic. However, Eric Melvin's mom caught wind of this, explained it to Melvin's grandmother, and she became so upset that Melvin decided they needed to change the title. This was also discussed in an interview circa 1996/1997.
I submitted the spoken lyrics and made a few corrections so that these lyrics match what is featured on the original lyric sheet issued with the LP in 1992.
Happy listening!
I always thought that this song was about American legend 'Johnny Appleseed'. But the comment about the band's drummer makes a lot more sense. NEway, fine guitar work here, good harmonies, funky song. IMHO, the 'White Trash...' album is NOFX' only real good one. Or, at least, the last good album they made.
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