Lyrics for Floyd The Barber as interpreted by justinjtp

Floyd The Barber Lyrics
Bell on the door ring, come on in (Alt: Hello Cobain - come on in)
Floyd observes my hairy chin
Sit down in [the] chair, don't be afraid
Steaming towel wrapped around my face

I'm ashamed (x3)

Barney ties me to the chair
I can't see, I'm really scared
Floyd breathes hard, I hear a zip
Pee-Pee pressed against my lips (Alt: Beat me, pressed against my lips)

I was shamed (x3)

I sense others in the room
Opie, Aunt Bea, I presume
They take turns, and cut me up (Alt: They take turns to cut me up)
I die smothered in Andy's Clutch (Alt: I died smothered in Aunt Bea's muff)

I was shamed (x3)

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Butterfly_Babe
01-06-2002

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this song was written about the Andy griffith show

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tricky_dick
02-06-2002

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FUCKIN' SHIT!!!!!!!!!!, what the hell is wrong with you fuckers?, anyone that takes the time to read what you 2 wrote they wasted their time and are now considerately dumber for reading it.

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buzz baby
04-13-2002

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surely kurt wanted to describe an idea about a small town going bad (aaalex1) and used the example from the andy griffith show (butterfly babe) to describe it in a way that people would understand, from what i gather it's also something to do with a fear of being cut with knives??

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Jimineye
04-28-2002

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I think this song is about sexual abuse, and how in children/teens they are afraid to report that such a thing has happened, and how the family is afraid to report it since they don't want to bring discrage upon their family. I got that from the line "I was ashamed", also I think the song means like what AAALEX1 says how a town or people you love go insane.

I don't know thats just my opinion

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HivesFanCC
06-06-2002

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My opinion: weird, very weird


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six_white _horses
06-12-2002

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it obviously does have refrences to the andy show, but it's mostly about being overcome by higheer authority.
-m

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KurtCobain2727
07-02-2002

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about the cast of the andy griffith show turning out to be mass murders

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vandalized
07-02-2002

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kurt;thats amuseing.

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KurtCobain2727
07-02-2002

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well it is true

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eigth
07-12-2002

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i think its about teen rape an how girls dont always report it because theyre embarrassed and ashamed.

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Lets_kill_music
07-12-2002

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how did you get rape from this?

its just like 'teen spirit' when it was written kurt just wrote whatever he wanted

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ErikDraven666
07-28-2002

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i'll tell you how eigth got "rape from this song....

"floyd breaths hard i hear a zip"
"pee-pee pressed against my lip"


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fuckyouall
08-05-2002

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This song is about how a seemingly perfect town has it's dark secrets(acording to "Come as You Are") just like Arberdeen, Kurt's hometown.

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whitepoett
08-22-2002

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this song can have a lot of different meanings,even if it was inspired by the show but...i love the music,and i love the lyrics,even not understanding it

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NoseDragon
08-24-2002

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The first thousand times i heard this song, i thought it had a sexual meaning, rape or something. Then after reading the lyrics and hearing the song another ten thousand times, i made a new decision.

It is about a small town "going bad", and the boy who goes to get his haircut gets raped and killed buy everyone in the room. He names the people after characters from the andy griffith show.

Note: Kurt was believed to watch the Andy Griffith show right before he took his life. Interesting.

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RehersedInsanity
08-24-2002

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In this song, the "homely fantasy" of Mayberry (Opposite of Aberdeen) is turned into a night mare. Kurt could have also drawn from a comic strip parody of the Andy Griffith show by Drew and John Friedman. It is a remix of a Dale Crover demo that was done with Cobain and Novoselic.

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egb
05-02-2003

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The words to the chorus are "I was shaved". I mean the second line is "Floyd observes my hairy chin" the song is full of refrences to being in a barber shop. Not that that's what it's about. This one has me stumped.

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smashingrocker666
06-10-2003

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egb's got a point. it could be shaved instead of shamed. after all it is about a barber. but kurt cobain's mind worked in very strange ways. it could be about sexual abuse but its more likely that the lyrics were missheard. or that this song has no intended meaning.

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pentalarc
06-10-2003

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Actually the line goes "I was shamed / I was shaved / I was shamed" so you're both right. Actually I may have that a little backwards. It might be shaved/shamed/shaved.

Anyway, you're pretty much right. . one of his punkier ideas, a small town gone bad, references to the ANdy Griffith show, which he thought was hte most hyprocritical, absurd show ever, especially when he compared it to his hometown of Aberdeen. THus the bizarre nightmarish mix of a character being raped and slaughtered by the cast of the Andy Griffith show.

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kurtcobain_elvis
06-19-2003

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This song draws you in. It goes from a normal visit to the barber shop to, well...a little more than that. It definitely reflects the horrifying secrets behind a small town (eg- Andy, Aberdeen, etc). Fucking amazing song. Also, if you read the Journals, its actually, "Bell on door clanks, come on in" and I died smothered in Aunt Bea's butt"...whether he altered them during different performances, this is what he originally wrote in his Journals.

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morsecode
04-08-2004

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They say when they found kurts body that the andy griffith show was on television.

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Esenthiel
04-14-2004

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I've never heard that before in my life. What the hell have you been smoking eh?

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Kurdt-Kobain
05-01-2004

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the lyrics on the album are
hello cobain come on in
floyd observes my hairy chin
sit down chair dont be afraid
steaming hot towell on my face
(chorus)
barney ties me to a chair
i cant see im really scared
floyd breathes hard i hear a zip
pee-pee pressed against my lips
(chorus)
i sense others in the room
opie aunt bea i presume
waiting turns they cut me up
i die smothered in aunt beas muff

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*lItHiUm*
06-20-2004

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When Kurt wrote this song it wasnt to do with rape r nethng lyk that, it was 2 do with his crappy childlife(after his parents split) and he was pisd at the way he'd been treated!

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gohashbrowns
10-02-2004

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i always thought it was : how long 'til I can come on in

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