Primus - Shake Hands With Beef Lyrics






There's a time for lies
And a time for truth
I say, eye for an eye
Eye for a tooth

When I roamed young
I'd scavenge around
Every nook and cranny
Of our little town

It's nice, so nice, to be

Pull out the cannon boys
Steal us some wine
Puff Tijuana Smalls
SHAKE HANDS WITH BEEF

She's so fine
She's so sweet
Mom and Pop they raised her
On huge slabs of meat

She's fine

A man of nine
Water derby day
Twenty six pumps
On a Crossman
And it's time to play

It's nice, so nice, to be

Pull out the cannon boys
Steal us some wine
Puff Tijuana Smalls
SHAKE HANDS WITH BEEF





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  1. B.... B....

    i thought he said snake hands and beef

  2. T.... ....

    Who is the girl?

  3. G.... T....

    Primus is awesome

  4. U.... ....

    Les Claypool is a great musician, but it's the drumming that makes this.

  5. D.... R....

    Ever notice how a lot of their songs involved stuff like cheese beef pork soda pudding to name a few?

  6. u.... k....

    Why does this remind me of spy kids

  7. j.... j....

    I don't know what it is about this video that just feels groovy, maybe it's the wraparound sunglasses he's wearing in combo with the goatee and the sound off the bass that you can actually hear

  8. v.... Z....

    Primus is what stinky food sounds like

  9. G.... ....

    1:45 blondie is awesome

  10. H.... F....

    " 26 pumps on a Crossman" , that was me at age 9. What memories.

  11. R.... M....

    Drummer hits those skins hard!

  12. M.... ....

    Is that an invitation? 😉

  13. T.... ....

    Can’t stop listening to this shit even in 2020

  14. S.... o....

    Perfection.

  15. G.... ....

    Great bass player, terrible vocalist

    G.... ....

    Gluemonkey *that's kind of the point*

  16. D.... R....

    I don't have the slightest clue the meaning of this song lol.

  17. B.... W....

    Man that cymbal work is on point. Grabs are super tight

  18. S.... P....

    Sometimes Helmet and Primus would both stumble onto the same type of feel : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEm2fsh2k6s

    These 2 songs are different but both of them have that same twisted feel,which we all love of course.

  19. V.... ....

    only primus can make an awesome song about something as simple as eating beef.

  20. K.... D....

    0:50 Those legs are giving me Wynona's Big Brown Beaver vibes

  21. L.... D....

    PRIMUS SUCKS!!!

  22. p.... ....

    "26 pumps on a Crossman ... and it's time to play" !

  23. S.... S....

    341 people shook hands with d!ck..

  24. S.... G....

    Omg that drum fill at 3:41 is amazing.

  25. K.... ....

    man Brain rulees

  26. s.... ....

    They move so odd. It's like claymation

    s.... ....

    thats what makes it great

  27. A.... S....

    claypools bass is awesome as always, but bryans stickwork makes it. his fill-ins are amazing.

  28. D.... T....

    is this the equivalent of tech house back in the days?

  29. t.... w....

    I wonder what frank Zappa would think about this. 😎

  30. h.... b....

    Spent years wishing I had a six string to learn this song with, only to realise that it’s actually way easier to play on a four string in drop D. Another great one is my name is mud because you don’t really need that good of a tone to make a convincing version, so a four string tuned to BEAD works just fine

  31. T.... ....

    Music is good but the videos are so weird

  32. s.... ....

    Bryan Mantia's drumming nails this track.

  33. F.... ....

    This video is terrible. But I love that they all have distinct hats. I call them hat band

  34. h.... p....

    All these fake guitarists these days. This is where they got there idea from Haha

  35. J.... M....

    Wave at pepperoni

  36. A.... R....

    Primus cover by Rick and Morty
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l7mZG3pTO40&t=10s

  37. R.... N....

    Ivan 💪😑

  38. C.... C....

    Most people misunderstand this song. It is supposed to mean a vegetarian eating meat every once in a while.

  39. g.... ....

    Its funny how you can forget about a video and then watch it after 20 years and still remember the song.

  40. C.... B....

    There's a time for lies
    And a time for truth
    I say, eye for an eye
    Eye for a tooth
    When I roamed young
    I'd scavenge around
    Every nook and cranny
    Of our little town
    It's nice, so nice, to be
    Pull out the cannon boys
    Steal us some wine
    Puff Tijuana Smalls
    Shake hands with beef
    She's so fine
    She's so sweet
    Mom and Pop they raised her
    On huge slabs of meat
    She's fine
    A man of nine
    Water derby day
    Twenty six pumps
    on a Crossman
    And it's time to play
    It's nice, so nice, to be
    Pull out the cannon boys
    Steal us some wine
    Puff Tijuana Smalls
    Shake hands with beef

  41. L.... M....

    That bass tone is so phat it has 3 types of diabetes and can barely move on its own

  42. C.... S....

    This album was a big let down

    C.... S....

    You're a letdown, brown album is great

  43. T.... O....

    This family isn’t related to Mud are they?

  44. Y.... ....

    Primus throws a little Led Zep into the mix with this one and it works so damn well. The song scratches an itch I never knew I had

  45. L.... S....

    This is so much fun. Extremely epicness

  46. l.... C....

    Apparently, a lot of people don't like the Brown Album, I don't know why.

  47. L.... M....

    "Ugh DAAAAD PRIMUS IS PLAYING IN THE TRASH CAN AGAIN"

  48. N.... H....

    Awesome tune!

  49. P.... T....

    The first time I heard this song I could only understand the lyrics "She's so fine, She's so sweet." and "Shake hands with beef." So I thought it was about taking her virginity. Then I had to look up the lyrics.

  50. G.... G....

    Why did original Primus break up?

    G.... G....

    "Original" is hard to define. They had Todd Huth and Jay Lane. Then Ler and Herb for their mainstream run. Herb kinda wanted to go more avant gard route (left after Tales From The Punch Bowl). Ler stuck by Les. They got Brain. Made next 3 albums. Then switched between Lane and Herb. Now back with Herb 2020.

  51. T.... M....

    There should be WAY more artists with extremely heavy bass like Claypool.

  52. S.... N....

    I named my Alsation 'Beef' just so I could teach her how to shake hands...

  53. M.... H....

    Those glasses les is wearing looks kind of like the goggles from Charlie and the chocolate factory

  54. A.... E....

    Ese baterista es criminal

  55. M.... Z....

    Shellac vibes

  56. L.... H....

    Como olvidar cuando Jesse Pinkman toco en Primus

  57. K.... B....

    If, like me, you find yourself watching this at 2 a.m. high as fuck, here's a tip:

    Fuck around with the playback speed. No matter what you choose, it's awesome.

  58. e.... ....

    that guitarist is cool af

  59. H.... ....

    primus sucks

    H.... ....

    you suck frozen turds

  60. J.... F....

    The USDA approves this.

  61. m.... ....

    Discoverd this song today.... wish i would have found it earlier. Oh dear.. i'm so in love with this song and the vibe it gives me. Hypnotized. primus is extraordinairy

  62. R.... G....

    That bass line has the hairiest testicles...

  63. W.... B....

    This baseline shakes harder than my grandma having a seizure

    W.... B....

    That sounds so wrong but cool at the same time

  64. M.... L....

    Who else remembers seeing this on "The Box"?

  65. M.... I....

    If you're gonna show your friends primus start with this, then get weird with it lol

  66. P.... d....

    Oh maybe she sat between you both.i will be vigilant for your conduct at the library.

  67. P.... d....

    Honey she forgets her hygiene problem at the library,we're is stink patrol.nusuience to the perfect nose.💜💡👍😀☕️

  68. M.... P....

    Protip: this song has no chorus.

  69. T.... C....

    There's a time for lies
    And a time for truth
    I say, eye for an eye
    Eye for a tooth
    When I roamed young
    I'd scavenge around
    Every nook and cranny
    Of our little town
    It's nice, so nice, to be
    Pull out the cannon boys
    Steal us some wine
    Puff Tijuana Smalls
    Shake hands with beef
    She's so fine
    She's so sweet
    Mom and Pop they raised her
    On huge slabs of meat
    She's fine
    A man of nine
    Water derby day
    Twenty six pumps
    on a Crossman
    And it's time to play
    It's nice, so nice, to be
    Pull out the cannon boys
    Steal us some wine
    Puff Tijuana Smalls
    Shake hands with beef

  70. C.... ....

    apart from finding the whole track, video, acting super cool and funny that 2:35 drum break cracks me up everytime I watch/listen to it ... even if I watch it 10 times in a row 🤣

  71. E.... T....

    Who else is shaking beef in 2020

  72. R.... R....

    I love this fucki@/₡;₡ song! The tone and video awesome! Pura vida Primus from Costa Rica 🇨🇷

  73. T.... ....

    Primus >>>>>>

  74. S.... S....

    Shake hANDS WITH BEEF

  75. D.... D....

    1:45 who is she?!
    She is so fine!
    She's so sweet!!!

  76. T.... V....

    Everytime is see 3 flies on my garbage lid, I imagine they’re rocking out to this song.

  77. Z.... K....

    "Show Me How To Liiiiive"

  78. M.... _....

    327 people shook hands with pork

  79. P.... 2....

    I wonder how many time brain broke his snare?

  80. L.... H....

    My favourite primus song

  81. D.... N....

    Les.....the bass GOAT 💜💙💚🧡

  82. L.... H....

    This is such an awesome song that bass is heavy

  83. U.... F....

    I remember once a few years ago, my young son asked me, 'daddy, is magic real?' I said to him, 'yes son, yes, magic is real, and some people can perform it.' I then put this video on and told him 'son, watch this mans hands and fuckin tell me this aint magic. Like, are you shitting me, watch this son of a bitch go!'

  84. O.... ....

    The last time I had a picnic I saw a little Les Claypool with wings flying around the place

  85. A.... ....

    love it🤣

  86. J.... M....

    Les looks so goddamn cool in this video. His outfit, those odd segmented movements, it all works so weirdly well

  87. A.... ....

    Why is this so dirty?

  88. F.... B....

    26 pumps on a crossman can kill someone...

  89. O.... B....

    Is that fred durst on drums

  90. f.... k....

    rip that guy tho

  91. B.... R....

    Play this at my funeral.

  92. j.... g....

    First time I heard this song I had just walked into my local CD store, they played it over the pa speakers

  93. j.... g....

    I bought this CD the day it was released. Awesome track. So in pudintane

  94. T.... N....

    One of the most Original bands ever, and still each album has its own sound, The Brown Album might be my favorite.

  95. C.... ....

    Never heard of this band till yesterday

  96. I.... W....

    Guy looks like john lennon

  97. D.... C....

    Feels like I'm staying up late watching MTV in 97/98

  98. H.... L....

    that guitar solo.

  99. H.... ....

    "Honey the trash can is playing music again."

    H.... ....

    I wish my trash can sounded like that.

    H.... ....

    One man’s trash is another man’s Primus.

    H.... ....

    Pretty much sums up primus

    H.... ....

    “It’s fine it’s my jam my dear if you don’t like it go fuck mr Tommy the Cat”

    H.... ....

    And it’s awesome

  100. J.... S....

    Ah the good old days, love the Microsoft Paint graphics... Primus still sucks. Wished some other bands could pick up the serious amount of slack.