301 Annotated TLG Songs

…  I looked within Sun’s too bright, I can see only flys Leaking out, I’m looking in I began, thinking about Just like a cloud turns to rain I sing my …

…  a mind that’s weak, and a back that’s strong Working all day long 16 tons and whatdaya get Another day older and deeper in …

…  a shadows that’s been spread and her eyes are looking down catching the last rays of sunshine The nights are getting cold …

…  — Minister, T42, and others. Muck is really taking a leadership in the editing and posting of songs. Biscuits is the go-to …  recordings of between-song banter and other musicians talking about Tea Leaf Green. Plans to also link podcasts related to TLG.  …

…  teach ya lil’ a thing or two about sweat boy, You’re talking to me I don’t believe that we’ve met: We’ve got The Beak. We got …

…  your fist laughin’ spells and coughin’ fits are looking for a sign Yeah I’ve got to find you Yeah I’ve got to find you Demons …  passing through Subway stations on the moon She’s sinking now a bit too soon She’s feeling awfully low that’s how I know …

…  are full of hot air Army jeeps are hard to steer Asking questions, you’re gettin’ nearer (you get nearer) In the deepest and …

…  all around me everybodys multiplying Till theyre walking round like flies man So I’m no better than the animals sitting in their …  an ape man, I’m an ape ape man I’m an ape man I’m a king kong man I’m ape ape man I’m an ape man cos compared to the sun that …

…  I ain’t buyin’ it Sit yourself down In your own rocking chair Take a look at the sky and make sure That it’s still there I’m …  nothing else to lose Sit yourself down In your own rocking chair Take a look at the sky and make sure That it’s still there I’m …

…  the authorial intent. Maybe the songwriter wasn’t thinking of the reference to “Zoom Zoom” that a fan found in real life, but the …  light heavy deep inside wanted kiss wrong believe thinking gone eyes feel groove guess done side keep fixed stars walk planet window …

…  of New Orleans sun up in the lot of the smoothie king watching rain fall down ladies skirts I dream sun up in the lot of the smoothie king watching rain fall down ladies skirts I dream I dream of New Orleans …

…  spoons of sugar 2 cups of flour 2 and 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder throw in a pinch of salt half a stick of butter i’m making baby biscuits and there ain’t no other so you mix up the dry but the …

…  music faker Your kingdom’s coming like a rattle shaker Teach me how to get the gal To call …  gotten in a mess You help me do my best To leave this kingdom in the west You’re the only one You’re the king of kingdom come My fingers feel numb While my tongue has gone dumb …

…  bold And I was shy But I could tell what you were thinking By the color of your eyes But there’s been a transformation Of the …

…  wait to hear you say the words fade away, are we thinking of the same thing again if we are we cannot lose it just cause silence …

…  not right just to say it in a song The summer’s breaking, how could this all be taking Summer’s aching, I knew this would be taking Summer’s broke, I knew it …

…  ceilins’ all a’minglin’ like the olive and Gin worm king don’t dig too deep it’s never as hard as it seems Evaporatin’ like the …  prophets call to life lost souls in the pipes. Worm king don’t dig too deep It’s never as hard as it seems Ashen faces, solemly …

…  wooden shoes may come unglued when we go out drinking Or if my happiness right now is borrowed from the future I’ve been …  out of nowhere, she come out of the darkness I’m thinking that she might be a figment of my mind As I’m drinking coffee as she …

…  cave in took my brother The black lung took my dad Working in this deep dark hole’s The only life they ever had We’re coal …

…  a hole in my boot And the rain is getting in Making my toes cold Cobble shop, can you fix it? Cobbler man, oh I need a …

…  in the town and they won’t be back ’til the sun is sinking / setting down Another song another song another song another song of …

…  with fevered spells Lost among the scattered stones Looking in the wishing well Heard her once but in my dreams Shadow forms are …  with fevered spells Lost among the scattered stones Looking in the wishing …

…  your pockets jingle tokens of dead presidents invoking The poor are made of steel and the railroad reveals that sweet child …

…  yet, a hurricane, you turn my weather vane I got the walking blues Cuz I stole this pair of shoes As I walk the avenue I ain’t got a …  your pockets jingle tokens of dead presidents invoking (a-joking) Yeah, the poor are made of steel And the railroad reveals …

…  pounding Don’t you just know exactly what they’re thinking? If you want my body and you think I’m sexy Come on, sugar, let me …  touch me Come on, honey, tell me so He’s acting shy looking for an answer Come on, honey, let’s spend the night together Now hold on …

…  as the the sea.” Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king, “Do you know what I know? In your palace warm, mighty king, Do you know what I know? A Child, a Child shivers in the cold – Let …

…  tramps Setting their camps In light of the fires Stoking beside Feeling the heat Keeping the beat Loaves in the …  caboose At the end of the line It’s about time Breaking it down Take it to town Turn it around Don’t curse at the …

…  let them fool you into thinking Fool you into thinking that You were only listening to Fast times and money in your pockets …

…  tying the bucket to the top of the shaft (I’m) sinking, I’m dissolving and the sunlight is evolving into creatures of my mind and of my life I see countries, kingdoms castles, and alabaster statues and broken bits of poetry to sing …

…  UnderstandI’m Not FitI’m Waiting for the ManI’ve Been SeekingI’ve Got a FeelingIf It Wasn’t for the MoneyIf You Have to AskIgnoring the …  NameLas VegasLean on MeLet Us GoLil HoodLittle AmericaLooking WestLoony BinMarketplaceMiles from …

…  on skipping down the stairs and keeping to the cold Taking every bullshit load Faced with love we take, giving it away Beware of …

…  ends Wandering these corridors Slamming doors and Looking for a friend Among these fallen angels You’re the only one w …

…  that be cocaine, heroin, pills and speed They’re taking precedence, just like they should cuz we all know that a little herb is …

…  flippin’ the bird Let’s go down to the parking lot You can show me what you got And I won’t be such a tease If you …

…  may spend your life through Jesus or you may waste it drinking his wine Oh we’ve got to learn our lessons, yeah we’ve got to lead our …  sun My true love’s waiting at the end of the road I’m walking on. …

…  out by that blinkin’ And all that stinkin’ Eyeball winking And someone threw that kitchen sink in Is that your gasoline …

…  i’m weak in the shell i’m breaking out to tell you that it’s all (your?) right (ride?) upon this heartless …

…  blood? the fire of forgettin’ truth says we never play kings in the east that creeps through our criminal conscience and all …

…  up horses Greta ties up horses in the barn When I’m talking Greta never listens It’s like I’m not existing though I see her …

…  and float it smooth so when the vocals come in we’re talking groove to the groove he’s the master on the musical flow no need to brag …  moist It’s an everyday thing with the Tea Leaf Green taking flows to the top with the flavor we bring and don’t forget about the …

…  I’ve been havin’ some hard travelin’, lord I’ve been working that Pittsburgh steel, I thought you knowed I’ve been a dumpin’ that …  been hittin’ some hard travelin’, lord I’ve been walking that Lincoln highway, I thought you knowed, I’ve been hittin’ that 66, …

…  going to get what you deserve. God money’s not looking for the cure. God money’s not concerned with the sick amongst the …

…  you’re lonely you can talk to me Big man, yeah, walking in the park Wigwam frightened of the dark Some kind of solitude measured …

…  thinking ’bout my woman And the road beneath us both 500 miles unbroken But …  I’m passing through The high country And I’m thinking about you I wonder if you’re smiling Like I know that you do Yeah I’m …  my way I’m passing through The high country And I’m thinking about you I wonder if you’re smiling Like I know that you do While …

…  honey bee come here my little honey bee I was the king, I was the king in my land I wanted pie, but mama slapped my hand I put the diddelie in …

…  I love you But I know that you know anyway I been drinking I was thinking Without you girl, you know I’d surely be sinking. So every night I hold …

…  hate you blinking light Fuck you blinking light I hope you die all alone I hate you blinking light fuck you blinking light I hope you die all alone I put you on …

I’ve been seekin’, but never findin’, what’s been hidin’, just beyond the rise Everybody’s actin’ funny, they’ve got war and money, they can keep ‘em away from me Through winter’s blizzard, the snowflakes mezmerize, them big rig tail lights show me …

…  how come nobody told me All that I was looking for was somebody who looked like you I’ve got a feeling that keeps me …

…  in the south I had a gal Whose daddy was as rich as a king She begged me to stay Offerin’ me the world If I would only buy her a …  with me I’ve got all that we need If the highway is my kingdom you can be my queen But we really gotta hurry I owe that rich girl …

…  together Lie together beneath the sky Oh I’m seeking opportunity Take me by the hand Show me where I’m goin’ Show me …

…  tells you to love, you find that you don’t She’s speaking in tongues and mixing her metaphors No one but you seems to know what …

…  years the waves rolled the ships home from the sea Thinking how it must go in all good company if I tell another what my own …

…  love my car and i love my beer i love soda pop and talking shop and i love fear i love king george like i love great porn and it isnt clear de de de it wasnt …

…  right Yeah well it’s Jessica’s nuclear radio picking up them broadcasts from space on 5 speakers 5 speakers and miles of …

…  love She gives me dirty love That’s what I’m thinking of And any better man Would have understand The dirt she’d do You …  bear To take her from her dream Dreamt by the Seventh King – - that’s …

…  hope it spreads across the land. Its not easy taking prisoners; Harder yet is to convert them to your cause. John Brown left …  dead now, face down in the mud. It’s not easy taking prisoners; Harder yet is to convert them to your cause. John Brown left …

…  the sergeant-at-arms Into leaving his post And picking up Angel who Just arrived here from the coast Who looked so fine at first But left looking just like a ghost I started out on burgundy But soon hit the harder …

…  men are hiding in the mountains while most of us are working too hard Speed is our last great invention We race and we roll to …

…  a cake-walk Singing a honky-tonk refrain! [jam] Working for peanuts Living off hard luck The painted/But, baby the show must go …

…  sting of heaven But there’s a crack in the dam It’s leaking the water that feeds us and I’m thirsty, but I’m ready to hope Nobody’s …

…  my advice And don’t you worry bout getting nowhere, or making a dime Sure you only get one life So what’s your point? I’m doing …

…  a paycheck To the girl you met in school Are you thinking bout having children Or what you’ve got to lose Don’t depend on them …

…  we’re headed home, I sure like looking west Oh, I will not sleep tonight, how could I rest before I get there Before I get home, to my kingdom in the west Where the sunset’s never ending and the people are my …  broke in Mexico Yes, I’m headed home I sure like looking west Looking west, I’m looking west I’m looking west, looking west  …

…  know what I mean) hey and your bullets keep knocking me down Hey I pick up my axe and fight like a bomber now Yeah but you …

…  the smell of stale perfume And that cigarette you’re smoking ‘Bout scared me half to death Open up the window, sucker Let me catch …  to have fun, son The radio is blastin’ Someone’s knocking at the door I’m lookin’ at my girlfriend She’s passed out on the …

…  morning’s a Judge. By Noon he’s a Rambler Just walking under the sun. Take me to heaven, Or else you lead me astray. I …  morning’s a Judge. By Noon he’s a Rambler Just walking under the sun. Take me to heaven, Or else you lead me astray I wouldn’t …

…  brother by a different mother That bastard’s fucking with my woman And I’m going to lay him down Oh my darling, baby How …  wrong That’s why I’m biting on this bullet Yes, I’m marking it for him I’m gonna meet him in the morning That’s when I’ll do him …

…  you Somehow it felt wrong Would you believe I was thinking that I missed you Sad that you were gone {Close your eyes and feel the …  you Somehow it felt wrong Would you believe I was thinking that I missed you Sad that you were gone Yeah, I feel like a …

…  a disc of blazing fire and soon we started walking through the brambles our legs were scratching I was wishing for a bed to …

…  home, You take me home… tonight I’m no good, at asking please or saying thank you I’ll lick your knife, and I’ll butter your …

…  View Ocean View Ocean View Ridin’ in on a storm Thinking ’bout Jim Morrison If there’s a killer on the road Hope he kills no one …

…  you need to know What you need to know oh… know Packing up Takin’ off Settin’ sail across that soft soft ocean There’s one way …  keep it up give it away Give it away Away… away Packing up Takin’ off Settin’ sail across that soft soft ocean There’s one way …

…  in the backroom plucking on a string bass Used to play the trombone but he gave it up so he …  play that cowboy music it feels good when you’re working hard playing that cowboy music it’s what we do, it’s who we are Out …  playing that cowboy music it feels good cause we’re working hard Playing that cowboy music It’s what we do, it’s who we are We …

…  me to you And one day Or two or more I will be knocking on your door SHAVE AND A HAIRCUT Today Today Im bringing you a …

…  can give me the city With the gritty that’s pretty I’m making love over hills That stand out like a titty So get your boogie down And …  in this town To shake around around I’m just walking the streets Minding my own I got my books in my bag No need for my …

…  been uncovered and outrun Rattlin’ on the wind Looking for that whispered ship That we’ve been Following for a season I’m …  in ladies’ beds And I’m rattlin’ I’m on the wind Looking for that whispered ship That’ve we’ve been Following for a season I’m …

…  mother. “What’s becoming of the children?” People asking each other. The woman from the supermarket Ran to call the cops. “He …  mother. “What’s becoming of the children?” People asking each other. When darkness fell, excitement kissed the crowd And made …

…  into your soul I saw the man At the fruit stand Asking could you catapult me to the moon He said brother With this at …

…  over my shoulder What do you think I see Summer is looking over her shoulder Looking straight at me Ain’t it strange, so strange Yes it’s strange, so …

…  life by the steel of my knife and callus my hands by working my land sharecropper sharecropper I’m a sharecropper on my own …

…  the belly of a drunken sailor, Lucky he’s not walking down the plank. Shanghai’d down in Guatemala, Sucking on the tit of a dark skin mama, Oh that milk, no man should ever …

…  that you don’t get high Could I be trippin’? Straight-baking in the kitchen Had your music pumping loud And I’ll always be proud To …  happened my man? Heard you smoked an ounce a day Was the King of the J’s High as hell for an interview, you’d never be fazed With your …

…  know all your drunk driving tricks And they’re looking out for chicks just like you Well I am too That’s alright me Go ahead …

…  this sweet country girl? And ya find yourself taking off And ya find yourself in this skidrow town And ya find yourself a …

…  so sad that I’m the only one. Like a cold preacher boy talking only to himself How did he think that he got to promised …  I’m confused and I don’t know where I’m going, Mistaking gentle rivers for that cold wind a-blowing. I’m always sure of an angel …  I’m confused I don’t know where I’m going, Mistaking gentle rivers for that cold wind a-blowing. And I’m always sure of an …

…  the sailors hauled up trailers Beside them smoking ashes Donated some blankets Fixed up a box-spring mattress Fixed up a …

…  sickly cold hands with slow moving muscles a fast talking man is professing the future as seen by the stars layed down far from …  with magic material The drug is our hero, our warrior king The drug is the hero of all human …

…  me, just like we are supposed to be The mountain’s sinking and the river’s rising And the sky is falling and I fear I’m dying The …

…  song’s for you. Love songs fill/wet your eyes, Stockings, plums and you’re surprised. Black dogs are houling out the songs of …

…  those lies felt alright But I woke up in a bed Of smoking ashes This is real This is real This is real Yes I’m sure The way …  night With my own eyes But I woke up in a bed Of smoking ashes This is real This is real This is real Yes I’m sure The way …

…  (even for rare, unheard, and unlikely songs) in hopes of making the most complete Songbook, and to preserve the songs in case the band …

…  site, instead of only counting the song lyrics. I’m working on improving the way this feature …

…  to month I’m always giving in I’m giving out I’m looking ‘cross the farmer’s valley Seeing the future tract home Housing or …

…  apart What a fool I must have been What was I thinking You’re such a sweet defiant child And I’m just a fool for your smile …

…  breath is rushing like a river. My last thought is working like the mill. But, my legs have been chopped down like lumber, and, …  breath is rushing like a river. My last thought is working like the mill. But my legs have been chopped down like lumber, and, …

…  other night about you and me, we were wild the king and queen of a desert isle the were blue skies and no doubts we had …  ba ba baaa, (geetar) and the sun is a symphony sinking silenty and we, are stars. the night is ours. we could howl if …

…  to the flock The bottles had been emptied by the ticking of the clock The bodies had bruises how they got there remains to be …

…  done too much drinking I don’t eat spicy food I don’t use course language around little …

…  with age As long as there’s still weed, cause I ain’t smoking no sage Who did, Who did they say they was? Who did, Who did they …

…  i was lookin’ up them tall redwood trees like looking up the skirt of my destiny i don’t know why i took too much i took …