Lyrics Loudon Wainwright III

Loudon Wainwright III

The Acid Song

I had not taken acid for twelve years

But one night last summer I did

I was adrift in a bar room

Acting like a jerk and a kid

I knew we were asking for trouble

Trouble was what we would get

Five of us dropped in the girl's room

Sacadilicised insane quintet

Well that bathroom got crowded in no time

Our minds were all blown in one flash

Everyone in there got ugly

We exited out of there fast

Back in the bar we were happy(No problem, feeling

great)

Back in the bar we were fine

Till Johnny turned into a Nazi

And Mary threw up all her wine

Well in no time we all were ejected

Soon we were out on the street

The sidewalk began to perspire

We had glass and dog shit at our feet

We went over to Mary's apartment

c'mon

To listen to the Grateful Dead

On the way there we lost Johnny

He had opted for Bellevue instead

Well I'm really glad we did this, it feels great. Just

like the old days, I love this.

I know my hair's on fire, it's like incense or

something

You know, your face is melting

It is, it's all the colours of the rainbow

Hey you wanna hold some fruit?

C'mon hold some fruit

It breeds, it really does

Have a cantaloupe, c'mon

Ah, no I dunno where the Donovan tape is

Well I had to get out of that city

Bobby was bringing me down

Me and my darling young Susie

Said so long and drove out of town

Driving on acid is easy

Driving on acid's a breeze

Just keep the car on the highway

Don't laugh and don't fart and don't sneeze

Oh we got to my house in the country

In the country man

The trees were all throbbing and green

Susie was sure she had cancer

I was sure I was James Dean

We went down the lake to go swimming

C!mon letÕs try it out

Down to the lake for a swim

Susie said water cures cancer

I asked her to please call me Jim

Yes acid is usually dangerous

The mild-mannered can quickly turn mean

Lsd can surely derange us

Unless you possess Thorazine

So next time you wanna go out there

When you feel like feeding your head

Think twice before dropping acid

Hold out for mushrooms instead!