Tijuana Smalls are a brand of cigarette

Cigarette

A cigarette is a small roll of finely cut tobacco leaves wrapped in a cylinder of thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end and allowed to smoulder; its smoke is inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth and in some cases a cigarette holder may be used as well...

 that was produced after a prohibition on advertising cigarettes

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 on television in the United States

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 was signed into law by President Richard Nixon

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. They were advertised as "Little Cigars". The brand's catchy theme song contained the lyrics, "Tijuana Smalls, for you baby, for you baby, you know who you are, you know who you are."

This brand of cigarettes was also mentioned in the chorus of Primus

Primus (band)

Primus is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, currently composed of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde and drummer Jay Lane. Primus originally formed in 1984 with Claypool and guitarist Todd Huth, later joined by Lane, though the latter two departed...

 song "Shake Hands with Beef

Shake Hands With Beef

"Shake Hands With Beef" is the name of a single from the Brown Album by the alternative rock band Primus.-Music video:The video, directed by Les Claypool, features him, Larry LaLonde, and new drummer Bryan Mantia dressed in orange and brown playing atop a garbage can, while a family grills up a...

" on their Brown Album

Brown Album

- Personnel :* Les Claypool – bass, vocals* Larry LaLonde – guitar* Bryan "Brain" Mantia – drums* Produced by Primus* Engineered by Les Claypool* Production coordinator: Jill "Galaxy Queen" Rose* Studio assistant: Tim "Soya" Soylan-Critical reception:...

.

In the mid-1970s, "Wacky Packages

Wacky Packages

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" used a parody

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called "Tijuana Smells" among its stickers.