Kalifornia Kiddies Lyrics - Donovan Leitch

From the album donovan 

They grew right through the whole damned thing 

>From the beatnik beginning 

Pissed and Pilled and Puffed and Pricked 

Down the highway of oblivion 

As we dug the Rockin' Insects and 

Moved to Mama-Mandrex 

They saw right through our acid eyes 

And released bonds of shame-sex 

Those Kalifornia Kiddies shinning in the sun 

Those Kalifornia Kiddies love 'em every one 

They felt our hippie happy days 

They felt our deepest sorrow 

They learned how to embrace the past 

And the great Unknown Tomorrow 

They'll soon put down this rock 

That down the bog soon courses 

Daft Decadence and nazi groups 

Foul and hostile forces 

Those Kalifornia Kiddies shinning in the sun 

Those Kalifornia Kiddies love 'em every one 

They listened to the sky with you 

They heard the bell of peace ring 

The message in the flower 

The symbol of awakening 

They saw you give up meats and sweets 

And practice control passion 

And all this done stoned, on the run 

And through the Veil went crashing 

They saw you gain a mantra 

>From the Master of the Wild Mind 

Felt you feel way deep inside 

Behind the Veil of Maya 

Instinctively they opened up 

Their spirit - eyes of Wisdom 

Their Fairy Tale will never pale 

They dance in Love's bright freedom