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[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)
[Verse 1]
Hey everybody, did the news get around
About a guy named Butcher Pete
Oh, Pete just flew into this town
And he's choppin' up all the women's meat

[Chorus]
He keeps hackin' and whackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and whackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and whackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, whacks, choppin' that meat

[Verse 2]
Butcher Pete's got a long sharp knife
He starts choppin' and don't know when to stop
All you fellas gotta watch your wives
‘Cause Pete don't care whose meat he chops

[Chorus]
He keeps hackin' and whackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and whackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and whackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, whacks, choppin' that meat

[Verse 3]
Ever since Pete flew into town
He's been havin' a ball
Just cuttin' and choppin' for miles around
Single women, married women, old maids and all

[Chorus]
He keeps hackin' and whackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and whackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and whackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, whacks, choppin' that meat

[Verse 4]
Wakes up in the morning, half past five
Chops from sunrise to sunset
I don't see how he stays alive
Meat's gonna be the death of ole Pete yet

[Chorus]
He keeps hackin' and whackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and whackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and whackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, whacks, choppin' that meat

[Verse 5]
The police put Pete in jail
Yes, he finally met his fate
But when they came to pay his bail
They found him choppin' on his cell mate

[Chorus]
He keeps hackin' and whackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and whackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and whackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, whacks, choppin' that meat

[Outro]
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 
[–] how_we_burned@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I always thought the subtext of that song was butcher Pete was a sex manic

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 2 points 5 days ago

I think it depends on what mindset someone has at a given time. It really matches up to Fallout's atmosphere when wandering the wastes. But yes, your interpretation is certainly an option.

That said, I don't want the likes of Hegseth to get any action from anyone. He is likely to be an abusive lover, considering how he treats the world in general.