Folk Dope

Dolbro Dan

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Lyrics

[v1]
A marijuana ballad is a controversial song
It’s hard to know for certain if it’s right or if it’s wrong
Some say it sends you mental, some say it sets you free
Some say it should be legalised but others disagree

Revered throughout the ages but now we can’t decide
To condemn it, commend it or condone
To prohibit or to pardon the trees in Marley’s Garden

To choose it or refuse it on your own
And naturally to grow it in your home

[v2]
The lumber companies were losing profit due to hemp
By lobbying the government, they managed to prevent
Farmer Joe from growing it and putting it to use
Now the Californian Redwood’s been drastically reduced

Along came the sixties, hats off to all the hippies
I live by the example they have shown
There’s more to this than meets the eye
And that is why you can’t deny

The revolution only got postponed
The revolution only got postponed!

[Chorus]
It’s all bit Folk Dope, yes indeed
A psychedelic medicine, a humble little weed
It’s all a bit Folk Dope, that’s no lie
Excuse me while I kiss the sky
Ah, excuse me while I kiss the sky!

[Instrumental]

[v3]
There’s an island made of plastic growing bigger everyday
It floats on the Atlantic and refuses to decay
The answer’s in the fibre of that multi-purpose herb
They told us it was evil then they kicked it to the curb

Detecting a discrepancy, unravelling the lie
It won’t be long until their cover’s blown
Synthetic hypocrisy concocted by the pharmacies

Trying to under mine the throne
They only seek to undermine the throne

[Chorus]

[v4]
But if you’re courting Mary Jane be wary of her charm
All thing’s in moderation or a habit starts to form
The hazy, lazy slightly crazy days begin to merge
You’re talking like a parrot ‘til you’re knocked off your perch

The art form of rolling may well be my undoing
I very nearly made the perfect cone
My only motivation: the munchies I be craving

At least it beats the dreaded Methadrone
At least it beats the dreaded Methadrone!

[Chorus]


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Folk Dope