“Ham On The Bone” is a fast-paced thrash punk song with elements of grindcore. Lyrically, the song is about masturbation.
Within the story of America Must Be Destroyed, “Ham On The Bone” is about the penile attachment of lead singer Oderus Urungus (Dave Brockie), the Cuttlefish of Cthulhu.
In 1990...
[Verse 1]
You hear the whispering wind
Over the screams of your dying friends?
Did you know your life is mine?
[Chorus]
You know what I got
Ham on the bone
A little thing that I just can't leave alone
I feel the purpose of my life defined
Ham on the bone is mine, go
(Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay
Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay
Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay
Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay)
[Verse 2]
Now you're on call
To the desperate scene at the throbbing ball
And you'll do it all
Now you've become my geni-thrall
[Chorus]
You know what I got
Ham on the bone
A little thing that I just can't leave alone
I feel the purpose of my life defined
Ham on the bone is mine
(Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay
Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay
Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay
Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay)
Whoaaa!
[Bridge]
(Ham on, ham)
Ham on the, ham on the, ham on
(Ham on, ham)
Ham on, ham on, ham on
(Ham on, ham)
Ham on the, ham on the, ham on
(Ham on, ham)
Ham on the, ham on the, ham on
Ham on the, ham on the, ham on
Ham on the, ham on the, ham on
Ham on the, ham on the, ham on
Whoaaa!
[Verse 3]
Now my hand grasp
My throbbing root and shan't unclasp
Go to the head of the class
As I madly stoke my flaccid shaft, yeah
[Chorus]
You know what I got
Ham on the bone
A little thing that I just can't leave alone
I feel the purpose of my life defined
Ham on the bone is mine, go
(Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay
Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay
Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay
Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay ay)
[Outro]
Ham Ham Ham Ham - Ham on the bone
Ham Ham Ham Ham - Ham on the bone
Ham Ham Ham Ham - Ham on the bone
Ham Ham Ham Ham - Ham on the bone
Ham on, ham on
Ham on the Bone was written by Dave Brockie.
Ham on the Bone was produced by Glen Robinson.
GWAR released Ham on the Bone on Tue Mar 31 1992.