The Fruit Man

"The Fruit Man"
Song by Ween
from the album La Cucaracha
Released	October 23, 2007
Length	4:00
Label	Chocodog Records, Rounder
La Cucaracha track listing
"My Own Bare Hands" (6) "The Fruit Man" (7) "Spirit Walker" (8)

"The Fruit Man" is a song by Ween from the 2007 album La Cucaracha.

Song Details

"The Fruit Man" is a song that cycles between the keys of G minor and A minor.

"The Fruit Man" was written by Gene Ween, who also sings the lead vocals. The inspiration for the song came from a trip to Jamaica, where he observed fishermen and fruit sellers arguing.

Ween has only played "The Fruit Man" live one single time, in the spring of 2007, six months before the release of La Cucaracha.

Song Themes

Guava, Reggae, Sung by Gene Ween

Lyrics

The fruit man sold the guava to the Black man

The Black man peeled the skin with the bare hand

A juice man took a stand with the fruit man

And they cooked up the fish brought in fresh from the ocean

The fish man sold an axe to the boat man

A China man caused a scene with the Black man

Accused him of selling fish that was frozen

The Black man yelled at the China man

"It is not broken, it is not frozen

The fish, it was just caught in the ocean

I do not steal, don't breathe another sound

Or I'll take back the fish and return it to the ocean!"

The fruit man consoled the Black man

The boatman explained to the China man

And it was dark, really dark, with the sun down

And the fish, they swam, they swam in the ocean