The Tea Leaf Prophecy Lyrics - Joni Mitchell

Study war no more 

Lay down your arms 

Study war no more 

Lay 'em down lay 'em down now 

Study war no more 

Lay down your arms 

Study war no more 

Newsreels rattle the Nazi dread 

The able-bodied have shipped away 

Molly McGee gets her tea-leaves read 

You'll be married in a month they say 

"These leaves are crazy! 

Look at this town there's no men left! 

Just frail old boys and babies 

Talking to teacher in the treble clef" 

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She plants her garden in the spring 

She does the winter shovelling 

Tokyo Rose on the radio 

She says she's leavin' but she don't go 

Out of the blue just passin' thru 

A young flight sergeant 

On two weeks leave 

Says "Molly McGee no one else will do!" 

And seals the tea-leaf prophecy 

Oh these nights are strong and soft 

Private passions and secret storms 

Nothin' about him ticks her off 

And he looks so cute in his uniform 

She plants her garden in the spring 

He does the winter shovelling 

But summer's just a sneeze 

In a long long bad winter cold 

She says "I'm leavin' here" but she don't go 

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"Sleep little darlin'! 

This is your happy home 

Hiroshima cannot be pardoned! 

Don't have kids when you get grown 

Because this world is shattered 

The wise are mourning 

The fools are joking 

Oh what does it matter? 

The wash needs ironing 

And the fire needs stoking" 

She plants her garden in the spring 

He does the winter shovelling 

The three of 'em laughing 'round the radio 

She says "I'm leavin' here" but she don't go 

She plants her garden in the spring 

They do the winter shovelling 

They sit up late and watch the 

Johnny Carson show 

She says "I'm leavin' here but she don't go".