Pork Roll Egg and Cheese
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| Song by Ween | |||||
| from the album The Pod | |||||
| Released | September 20, 1991 | ||||
| Length | 3:00 | ||||
| Label | Shimmy-Disc Records | ||||
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"Pork Roll Egg and Cheese" is a song by Ween from the 1991 album The Pod.
Song Details[edit | edit source]
Recording and Composition[edit | edit source]
"Pork Roll Egg and Cheese" is a psychedelic pop song with jangle pop elements. It is in the key of G major.
The lead vocals are sung by Gene Ween.
Meaning[edit | edit source]
A pork roll, egg & cheese is a breakfast sandwich, similar to other common sandwiches such as the bacon, egg & cheese, but using pork roll as the meat. The song was written out of genuine affection for the regional food; Gener said in an interview that "it really doesn't get better" than a pork roll, egg & cheese on a Kaiser bun."[1]
Live Recordings[edit | edit source]
"Pork Roll Egg and Cheese" was played live as early as December 1990, nine months before its release on The Pod. Before long it became a very common live Ween song, and remained so in almost every era of Ween, with the notable exception of the 1996 country tour.[2] A recording from the Quebec tour on 11/8/2003 was officially released on the album Live in Chicago.
In addition, Gene Ween has commonly played "Pork Roll Egg and Cheese" at solo acoustic shows.[3]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
When you've had your fun, and your work is done, you must not succumb
I can feel you breathe, it's like a mega-wedge inside, please don't hide
So Mama, if you please, pass me the pork roll egg and cheeseIf you please, on a kaiser bun
Mama, if you please, pass me the pork roll egg and cheese
If you please, on a kaiser bun
When the guava's drained, Eddie Dingle remainsBut we must further ourselves on
So dynamic is life, staring into the sight's
Not right, but wrong in a good way
So Mama, if you please, pass me the pork roll egg and cheeseIf you please, on a kaiser bun
Mama, if you please, pass me the pork roll egg and cheese
If you please, on a kaiser bun
When you've had your fun, and your work is done, you must not succumbI can feel you breathe, it's like a mega-wedge inside, please don't hide
So Mama, if you please, pass me the pork roll egg and cheeseIf you please, on a kaiser bun
Mama, if you please, pass me the pork roll egg and cheese
If you please, on a kaiser bun
Mama, if you please, pass me the pork roll egg and cheeseIf you please, on a kaiser bun
Kaiser bun
Pork roll egg and cheese
(That's the end)(That's it, dudes)
(Thanks, bye)
Personnel[edit | edit source]
Gene Ween - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Drum Machine
Dean Ween - Backing Vocals, Guitar, Drums Machine, Bass
Song Themes[edit | edit source]
Eddie Dingle, Guava, Pork Roll Egg and Cheese (theme), Sung by Gene Ween, Tape Speed Manipulation