South Park Theme

The South Park Theme appears at the beginning of most South Park episodes. It was composed and performed by PRIMUS, featuring the band's lead singer, Les Claypool.

The original version of the song was much slower, but it was sped up for broadcast. An instrumental version of the slower song plays over the credits to most episodes. Usually, the original plays right from the beginning, although occasionally it starts at a section of the song.

Over the course of the series, certain lyrics have been changed (including an entire verse which was originally sung by Kenny to be sung by Timmy), and different characters appeared in the background of the intro. From the episode "4th Grade," to "Kenny Dies", a hip-hop version of the song was used, which was remixed by Paul Robb. Afterwards, they used a bluegrass remix of the song until mid-season 10 of the show, where it was remixed with "Whamola" by Les Claypool and his group, The Frog Brigade, from their album, Purple Onion.

When Comedy Central started airing reruns of older episodes, the opening theme was back to the way it was during Season Three, with the addition of several recent characters.

Lyrics
Les Claypool: I'm goin' down to South Park, gonna have myself a time. Kyle + Stan: Friendly faces everywhere, humble folks without temptation. Les Claypool: I'm goin' down to South Park, gonna leave my woes behind. Cartman: Ample parking day or night, people spouting: "Howdy, neighbor!" Les Claypool: I'm headin' down to South Park, gonna see if I can't unwind. Kenny or Timmy: See below. Les Claypool: So come on down to South Park, and meet some friends of mine.

Kenny's Lines
Kenny (Unaired Pilot) Our town is bigger damnit, right down to little granite. Kenny (seasons 1-2): I like girls with big fat titties, I like girls with deep vaginas! Kenny (seasons 3-6) Me, I got a 10-inch penis, use your mouth if you wanna clean it. Timmy (Mid-season 6) Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, Timmy, live-la TIMMY! Kenny (seasons 7-10 part 1) Someday I'll be old enough to stick my dick up Britney's butt! Kenny (season 10 part 2-present) I like fucking silly bitches and I know my penis likes it.