The Stallion

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"The Stallion" is a series of five songs by the rock band Ween that lyrically focus on a fictional stallion. Various details about the Stallion are inconsistent from song to song, and there is no real plot to the story. The first two "The Stallion" songs appeared on the band's 1991 album The Pod, the third appeared on 1992's Pure Guava, the fourth was an outtake from 1994's Chocolate and Cheese, and the fifth appeared on 1999's internet-only release Craters of the Sac.

Some fans have argued that The Stallion series deals with the effects of various drugs. Part 1 is argued to be PCP (noted for increasing aggression in users), Part 2 is marijuana (for the relaxed tone of the song), Part 3 is a hallucinogen (for the bizarre stream-of-consciousness lyrics), etc. Part 4 and Part 5 are more frequently disputed amongst fans, 4 is argued as alcohol ("Blood from the Stallion") and 5 as cocaine.

All five parts of "The Stallion" would eventually see release in special live versions on All Request Live, marking the first time the songs had all been played together.

The Stallion's name seems to be spelled with the definite article like The Cheat of the Homestar Runner series.

---Part One (on The Pod)--- "The Stallion, part 1" begins with a melancholy tune, and is by far the most aggressive of the series ("Look out you son of a bitch / Goddamn motherfucker / Do you know who you're fucking with? / You're fucking with the stallion, mang.") and then moves onto a completely atonal and irrelevant phrase ("Prancing stallion. Oh ho handsome. Prancing on the grass.") and then goes back. The song ends with a more positive note ("Now it's clear, I can see stallion. / Yes, I too can struggle with the stallion.")

---Part Two (on The Pod)--- During "The Stallion Pt. 2," The Stallion claims that you should "hither not, I am The Stallion." He repeats this over & over again, saying, "I am The Stallion, Mang!" Reinforcing this argument, The Stallion claims that he can drink & play, afterwards calling in Deaner, and asks him who he is. Deaner responds by saying, "I am The Stallion!" but laughs, as if the whole song is a joke. Later on, after increasingly poor reasons that he is The Stallion,(which includes being able to eat, breathe, play, & drink) Gene(who is performing the song,) starts to say the Alphabet. When he gets to S, he starts to spell "stallion". At the end of the song, another voice claims that he too, can see the wind.

---Part Three (on Pure Guava)--- "The Stallion Pt. 3" begins with decidedly higher-pitched vocals than the previous versions. Another more important change is the fact that The Stallion is never mentioned by the helium-breathing singer. This can be frightening for the first time listener, who may believe that The Stallion from the previous two outings has forsaken them. However, they must fear not, for after the final lyric "screaming backwards in the sand", a reassuring second voice is heard stating, "Hey dude, he's The Stallion. Yo dude, he's The Stallion. Dude, he's The Stallion." Perhaps The Stallion no longer saw the need to continually refer to himself and/or what he was capable of.

---Part Four (not released on any studio albums)--- "The Stallion Pt. 4" mentions the Boognish, henceforth, naming this "Stallion part" as the "brownest of them all". The Boognish is the brownest being in all the land.

---Part Five (on Craters of the Sac)--- All of the lyrics to "The Stallion, Part 5" are ad-libbed, except for the bridge/interlude ("Drink Stallion, Drink..") and the first line ("Prepare the, mount bar.").. the song is performed with the same music, but different lyrics in each version. Also consistent is the chorus in that it always says "One Man... to ___ the Stallion" followed by "Two Men... to ___ The Stallion" and then "Three Men.. to ___ the Stallion." The verb, however, is not always consistent.

The original version of this song appears on an underground album known as Craters of the Sac.