Butcher Pete (Part 2) is a song in Fallout 4 that plays on Diamond City Radio. It was written and performed by Roy Brown.
Background[]
The song was recorded for the De Luxe record label in Dallas on September 20, 1949. Roy Brown's vocals were accompanied by Teddy Riley (trumpet), Johnny Fontenette (tenor saxophone), Edward Santineo (piano), Louis Sargent (guitar), Tommy Shelvin (bass), Frank Parker (drums), and Leroy Rankins (baritone saxophone).[1]
The ballad chronicles the exploits of "Butcher Pete," an exaggerated and lascivious character who makes sexual advances towards and romantically conquers every woman in town until he is eventually put in jail, whereupon he makes similar advances towards his cellmate.
Its lyrics also imply exaggerated sex and violence in stark contrast with the cheerful tone of the music, a dichotomy which is the hallmark of the Fallout series.
The tune is split between the two sides of the record due to timing constraints and technological limitations at the time of recording, hence the phrase "Say, turn this record over, you ain't heard nothing yet!" at the end.
Part 1 was featured in the soundtrack of Fallout 3, Fallout 4 and Fallout 76. Part 2 is only included in the soundtrack of Fallout 4.
Lyrics[]
Well, they let ole Pete out of the jail
He went back to his store
All the women who paid his bail
Were waitin' on Pete to chop some more
He keeps hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, wacks, choppin' that meat
There's an old woman, who's ninety-two
Lives down the street
She said, one thing more I wanna do
Is find ole Pete and let him chop my meat
He keeps hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, wacks, choppin' that meat
Pete went to church one Sunday night
He gave the preacher a fit
That crazy Pete started a fight
When he went hackin' on the pulpit
He keeps hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, wacks, choppin' that meat
Well, they put him in jail again
They tried to give him life
Pete beat the case, he pleaded insane
They gave him back his same ole knife
He keeps hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, wacks, choppin' that meat
Well, he got out of jail on Sunday night
Monday he tightened his grip
He started to China to see the sights
Went nuts again and chopped up the ship
He keeps hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He keeps hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, wacks, choppin' that meat
Brought ole Pete back to town
To electrocute him there
But Pete was crazy like a clown
He chopped down that electric chair
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
(He's a maniac!)
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
(He don't do nothin' but hackin')
He's hackin' and wackin' and smackin'
He just hacks, wacks, choppin' that meat
Video[]
References[]
- ↑ Ruppli, Michel (1985). The King Labels: A Discography - Vol. 1 & 2. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 521.