PUBLISHED: Jul 18, 2008
DESCRIPTION:
Cover of Joanna Newsom's 'Sprout And The Bean' on the harp.
Sheet music from https://jnewproject.wordpress.com/
Sprout and the Bean
I slept all day
awoke with distaste
and I railed,
and I raved
That the difference between
the sprout and the bean
is a golden ring,
it is a twisted string.
And you can ask the councillor;
you can ask the king;
and theyll say the same thing;
and its a funny thing:
Should we go outside?
Should we go outside?
Should we break some bread?
Are yinterested?
And as I said,
I slept as though dead
dreaming seamless dreams of lead.
When you go away,
I am big-boned and fey
in the dust of the day,
in the dirt of the day.
And Danger! Danger!
Drawing near them was a white coat,
and Danger! Danger!
Drawing near them was a broad boat,
And the water! water!
Running clear beneath a white throat,
and the hollow chatter
of the talking of the tadpoles,
who know thoutside!
Should we go outside?
Should we break some bread?
Are yinterested?