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This song is about a trip to The Coddingtown Mall, located in Sonoma Country, California.
Primus’s singer and bass player Les Claypool lives in Sonoma County, and often writes songs about people and places in the area.
[Verse 1]
I went down to Coddingtown
To buy for Lucky Dog
I moved on up to Sono-co
To clear my head of smog
People round town they all line up
To buy them Chevrolet's
But me I talked to the Mopar man
Been talkin' now for days
[Verse 2]
I went down to Coddingtown
It seemed the thing to do
You can get it all down there
From tennis balls to glue
Standin' up in the ol' smoke shop
Met a girl named Honey Pie
If you shamble long enough
You wanna' go, you gotta' go
[Refrain]
Bring me on back
[Chorus]
Lordy, Lordy, Coddingtown
Now that’s the place to be
Lordy, Lordy, Coddingtown
Now that’s the place to be
Lordy, Lordy, Coddingtown
Now that’s the place to be
Lordy, Lordy, Coddingtown
In Coddingtown, in Coddingtown
[Verse 3]
I went down to Coddingtown
And met old Santy Claus
Beanie Boy got a hold of that beard
Nearly yanked it from his jaws
I stepped on up to the pizza man
And gobbled down some filth
I shambled round now too damn long
I wanna' go, I gotta' go
[Refrain]
Bring me on back
[Chorus]
Lordy, Lordy, Coddingtown
Now that’s the place to be
Lordy, Lordy, Coddingtown
Now that’s the place to be
Lordy, Lordy, Coddingtown
Now that’s the place to be
Lordy, Lordy, Coddingtown
In Coddingtown, in Coddingtown
[Outro]
In Coddingtown
In Coddingtown
In Coddingtown
In Coddingtown
Coddingtown was written by Bryan Mantia & Larry LaLonde & Les Claypool.
Coddingtown was produced by Primus.
Primus released Coddingtown on Tue Jul 08 1997.