Sunday, August 19, 2007



One Toke Over The Line, By Brewer And Shipley

In the spirit of the previous post's title. Brewer and Shipley got into a lot of trouble for the song, which many radio stations banned. Richard Nixon's VP, Spiro Agnew, denounced it as un-American, and the artists were dubbed subversives by the FBI. And they're still playing it. The lyrics:

One toke over the line sweet Jesus
One toke over the line
Sittin' downtown in a railway station
One toke over the line

Awaitin' for the train that goes home, sweet Mary
Hopin' that the train is on time
Sittin' downtown in a railway station
One toke over the line

Whoooo do you love, I hope it's me
I've been a changin', as you can plainly see
I felt the joy and I learned about the pain, that my momma said
If I should choose to make a part of me, would surely strike me dead
Now I'm one toke over the line sweet Jesus
One toke over the line
Sittin' downtown in a railway station
One toke over the line
I'm waitin' for the train that goes home sweet Mary
Hopin' that the train is on time
Sittin' downtown in a railway station
One toke over the line

I sail away, a country mile...
Now I'm returnin', and showin' off a smile
I met all the girls and loved myself a few;
Ended by surprise, like everything else I've been through
It opened up my eyes and now I'm--
One toke over the line, sweet Jesus!
One toke over the line.
Sittin' downtown in a railway station
(Don't you just know) I'm waitin' for the train that goes home sweet Mary
Hopin' that the train is on time
Sittin' downtown in a railway station
One toke over the line

Don't you just know
I'm waitin' for the train that goes home sweet Mary
Hopin' that the train is on time
Sittin' downtown in a railway station
One toke over the line

I want to be...
One toke over the line, sweet Jesus
One toke over the line
Sittin' downtown in a railway station
One toke over the line
Don't you just know I waitin' for the train that goes home sweet Mary
Hopin' that the train is on time
Sittin' downtown in a railway station
One toke over the line
Sittin' downtown in a railway station
One toke over line
One toke, one toke over the line!

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