In the tradition of Tom Lehrer, Oscar Brand, Dan Hicks, this catchy number takes aim at a taboo.
lyrics
C A N N A BIS, C A N N A B I S
Cannabis, let’s talk about Cannabis, medicinal
It’s a plant with a past, THC works really fast, Cannabis the word
Cannabis, bring out the Cannabis, no worries mon, love to have a little dose that makes a medicine out of an herb
Soft drinks, rot your teeth. Caffeine, is just speed
Anything that needs a doctor to sign is, guaranteed to mess with your mind
Cannabis, how bout that Cannabis, let’s watch the show.
Passing a dispensary have to slow down just to see
who’s going inside
What’s wrong with Cannabis? Stoner’s pride
Mother sent me a grocery list, is there anything I missed?
Orange juice, cranberry juice, soy milk, bottled water?
and a liter of Bombay gin.
And she put in an emoticon with a silly grin
Cannabis, let’s talk about cannabis, you got any? Love to have a salad green that won’t get stuck between your teeth, cannabis the word.
Cannabis, bring on de cannabis, no worries mon, love to have a little dose that makes a medicine out of an herb.
What about the crime? And all the people doing time? And what about the folks who don’t like the smell, or think that society is marching…. straight to hell?
Cannabis! What’s wrong with Cannabis? Bring on it. It can solve some social ills and pay a lot of medical bills. If cannabis can’t do it, what can? Can cannabis? I think it can, do you think it can?
credits
from Boston Nashville,
released January 1, 2017
Electric guitar: Andy Reiss
Mike wrote these songs in some of his favorite vintage styles of pop music, as he heard them on the radio and vinyl records in the 1960s. One song is a cover, "You Call It Joggin'", by the late John D. Loudermilk.
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