Southbound Pachyderm

Album: Tales From The Punchbowl (1995)
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  • Quite a surprise.... What an ingenious device
    Boredom encompasses my time. I don't know what I should do
    Indulging a moment of your time. Seldom the breeder of lies
    But you won't believe that it's true

    They take to the sky
    Southbound Pachyderm

    Pinholes through cardboard at the sun
    Passing the bucks by one by one, leaving nothing in return
    Watching the majesty blow past. Speculating which will be the last
    Savoring my piece of pie.

    And there is no reprise
    They take to the sky
    Southbound Pachyderm Writer/s: LES CLAYPOOL, REID L. III LALONDE, TIMOTHY W. ALEXANDER
    Publisher: Downtown Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Jt Balaam from Santa Maria, CaI had once heard, and it makes sense, is that Southbound Pachyderm refers to the decline of the republican party, being as their symbol is an Elephant.
  • Ryan from East Lyme, CtActually, this song is about Illegal poaching in Africa. In return this creates a dwindling elephant population- Just watch Primus' DVD- Blame It On The Fish.
  • Don from San Antonio, TxCome on, there's more facts than THAT! The video was made by the team that made "James & The Giant Peach" when they weren't working on the film.
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