“She Sits Among the Cabbages and Peas” by Neil Hamburger 

The subject of “She Sits Among the Cabbages and Peas” is a girl who apparently has an affinity for being out in nature, “shelling peas”. She is also extremely attractive in the eyes of men, which is more to the point of what the vocalist is putting forth. 

To note, Neil Hamburger, as his name implies, is a comedian and apparently a racy one at that. So a considerable amount of story time is dedicated to him fantasizing about the “pretty little peapot ‘tween [the subject’s] knees”, if you get what he means.

For as presented, the girl, though being sexy, isn’t particularly the revealing type. So the only time the boys in the ‘hood can behold her “very lovely hips” for instance is when “she stoops to take a pea”. And with that in mind, all lyrics considered “pea” can actually be a homophone/euphemism for pee, with the last verse especially reading as if Hamburger may rather, when he refers to ‘sitting among the cabbages and peas’, be referring to going to a person attending nature’s call in the woods, which would then grant the lyrics an additional degree of distaste, if you will. 

For instance, Neil proceeds to envy “the little bugs and bees” which scurry around the girl’s as she’s engaged in this task, as they are the only ones who get to actually “see” her private parts.

Takeaway

All things considered, “She Sits Amongst the Cabbages and Peas” can be said to be a song of lust. And by all means, some listeners will determine that what’s being put forth is a bit pervy. But Hamburger does an admirable job, if you will, of presenting the yearnings of his wandering eye in a way that at least semi-poetic, i.e. metaphorical, in nature and does not rely on any NSFW lingo.

Who is Neil Hamburger?

Neil Hamburger is primarily a comedian by profession, though he is also known to engage in (comedic) singing. In actuality, he isn’t a person but rather a persona of a more-diverse entertainer by the name of Gregg Turkington who, by the looks of things, is in fact widely known as Neil Hamburger.

When was “She Sits Among the Cabbages and Peas” released?

Turkington has actually released a number of albums under the name Neil Hamburger. It is from one of those projects, “Raw Hamburger” that we get “She Sits Among the Cabbages and Peas”, which is the last track on the album’s playlist. The album was issued by Drag City on 2 February 1998.

FYI: This track is one of Hamburger’s most-popular songs.