LYRICS: Big Mama Gonna Whip Us Good

[Bowl of Fire]

So, this is a good new song.  I've heard it live a few times.  I thought I would cure some boredom and post the lyrics:

See the weatherman scratch his head
See the elements on the run
See computers try to calculate
The damage that we have done
See the scientists try to figure out
If we can overcome

Big mama's gonna whip us good
Big mama's gonna whip us good
(oh no, oh no, oh no)
Big mama's gonna whip us good
Big mama's gonna whip us good
(oh no, oh no, oh no)
Never (ever) never (ever) do
What we should

I was tryin' hard to do my part
I picked [something about] aluminum cans
A crazy lady came [from Torry Town]
I guess she didn't really understand
Now my bed is just a pile of leaves
And my home is just a piece of land

Big mama's gonna whip us good
Big mama's gonna whip us good
(oh no, oh no, oh no)
Big mama's gonna whip us good
Big mama's gonna whip us good
(oh no, oh no, oh no)
Never (ever) never (ever) do
What we should

I'm interpreting this as being about the environment, or climate change, or something of the sort, and that "big mama" represents mother nature.  I could be totally off, but it sounds interesting, and a departure from the traditional Features "love song."

Unclear lyrics in brackets...corrections, discussion, comments welcome.

[meridian]

The lyrics for the new record are included in the liner notes so I can make a few corrections to this.

The second line of the first verse should be:  See the animals on the run

The first three lines of the second verse are:

I was trying hard to do my part.
I built a house out of aluminum cans.
That crazy lady came and tore it down.