Snake farm? Just sounds nasty.
Released in 2006 on the album of the identical identify, “Snake Farm” has turn into certainly one of Ray Wylie Hubbard‘s biggest hits and a modern-day classic – which may be surprising not only considering the legendary career that Hubbard’s had but in addition the novelty nature of the tune.
Everybody who’s studying this has most likely heard “Snake Farm” by now, and is aware of the story a couple of woman named Ramona who works down on the – you guessed it, snake farm.
But do you know that “Snake Farm” was impressed by an actual place?
Turns out the “snake farm” within the tune is definitely the Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo in New Braunfels, Texas, a roadside attraction that’s been round since 1967 and advertises its in depth assortment of “snakes, reptiles and other exotic mammals.”
The snake farm provides guests the chance to stand up shut and private with the animals, together with their large Burmese pythons, corn snakes, and child alligators.
But Ray Wylie Hubbard doesn’t actually appear to be a fan of snakes – and when he drove previous the snake farm, he determined to put in writing a tune about it.
Explaining the inspiration for his hit, Hubbard recalled seeing the snake farm on the facet of the highway:
“There’s an old snake farm in New Braunfels, Texas between Austin and San Antonio. It’s been there about 40 years. And there’s a rumor that it was one thing greater than a snake farm however I don’t find out about that. Doesn’t make any distinction.
I’ve pushed by it most likely 10,000 occasions. So sooner or later I’m driving by and abruptly I see the snake farm…
I see the snake farm there and I’m driving alongside and abruptly I’m going, ‘Ooh, just sounds nasty.’
I mentioned, ‘Well, it is. It’s not a church or a hospital, it’s a reptile home.’
I’m like, ‘God, snake farm, just sounds nasty. Snake farm, well it pretty much is. Snake farm, it’s a reptile home. Snake farm, eww.’
I saved singing that in my head for some unusual purpose, after which I mentioned, ‘Well, what am I gonna do with this?’
Well, I’ll make it a love tune. I’ll make it a couple of man who doesn’t like snakes, however he’s in love with a lady that works on the snake farm.”
Hubbard then went about attempting to determine what sort of girl would work on the snake farm, and eventually got here up with Ramona, a lady who drinks malt liquor and appears like a “tempest storm.”
The consequence was certainly one of Ray Wylie Hubbard’s largest hits – and possibly fairly a little bit of publicity for the longstanding “snake farm.”
