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Ghost Boobs
Gravy Train Lyrics
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For such knockers hooters funbags boys were not even ready
She could hold your beer! Without hands she could steer!
Smack a grown man in the face so hard he's shed a few tears!
GHOST BOOBS OH YOU HARDLY KNEW ME
GHOST BOOBS OOH WE HARDLY KNEW YE
Chrissy Snow looked pretty hot, so Thighmaster?
Just buy it!
A paid membership at the bulldyke gym
'cause her boyfriend liked Sue Powter so why not impress him?
What she didn't foresee was that her big'uns would flee
Her thighs and gut both stayed the same but she could now see her knees
Her boyfriend he did weep!
He thought her twiddles would keep
But they didn't know that they would come back in her sleep!
The lyrics to Gravy Train!!!!'s song "Ghost Boobs" are a humorous take on the physical aspects of a woman that are often objectified by men. The opening lines of "Gazoyngas a plenty! Back pains she had many!" paint the picture of a woman with large breasts who suffers the physical consequences of their weight. The lyrics continue to describe how men are not ready for the size of her "knockers." However, it's not just the size of her breasts that is impressive, but also her ability to hold a beer and steer without hands. The lyrics then take a turn towards the absurd when they talk about her ability to smack a grown man in the face so hard he sheds a few tears.
The chorus "GHOST BOOBS OH YOU HARDLY KNEW ME / GHOST BOOBS OOH WE HARDLY KNEW YE" is a play on the phrase "ghost who walked" from the comic strip The Phantom. The idea here is that the woman's breasts have disappeared so completely she feels like they're haunting her, like a ghost.
The second verse is a commentary on the fads and trends that women are often pressured to follow to meet societal expectations of beauty. The woman in the song tries the Thighmaster in an effort to look like Chrissy Snow, a character from the TV show, Three's Company. She also joins a gym to please her boyfriend, but instead of losing weight from her thighs and gut, she loses her breasts instead. Her boyfriend is upset that her "twiddles" are gone, but little does he know they'll come back in her dreams.
Overall, "Ghost Boobs" is a satirical critique of the objectification of women's bodies as well as the pressure on women to conform to specific physical ideals.
Line by Line Meaning
Gazoyngas a plenty! Back pains she had many!
She had large breasts that caused her back pain.
For such knockers hooters funbags boys were not even ready
Her breasts were so large that men were unprepared for them.
She could hold your beer! Without hands she could steer!
She had impressive chest muscles that allowed her to hold things and even steer without hands.
Smack a grown man in the face so hard he's shed a few tears!
Her breasts were so large and heavy that if she hit someone with them, it could cause them to cry.
GHOST BOOBS OH YOU HARDLY KNEW ME
Her large breasts were like ghosts from her past.
GHOST BOOBS OOH WE HARDLY KNEW YE
Her breasts were like ghosts that she had lost.
It was a fad diet! She had to try it!
She wanted to try a fad diet to lose weight.
Chrissy Snow looked pretty hot, so Thighmaster? Just buy it!
She saw Chrissy Snow (a character from Three's Company) using a Thighmaster and decided to buy one too.
A paid membership at the bulldyke gym 'cause her boyfriend liked Sue Powter so why not impress him?
She joined a gym with a lot of lesbians in order to impress her boyfriend, who liked fitness personality Susan Powter.
What she didn't foresee was that her big'uns would flee
She did not expect her breasts to shrink from the weight loss.
Her thighs and gut both stayed the same but she could now see her knees
She lost weight in her chest but not in her thighs or stomach.
Her boyfriend he did weep! He thought her twiddles would keep
Her boyfriend was upset that her breasts had shrunk after the weight loss.
But they didn't know that they would come back in her sleep!
She had dreams where her breasts were still their original size.
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