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Talking Thunderbird Blues Lyrics - Live At The Old Quarter - Townes Van Zandt

By townes van zandt 

 

Among the strangest things I ever heard 

Was when a friend of mine said "man, let's get some thunderbird" 

I said "what's that? " he just started to grin 

Slobbered on his shirt, his eyes got dim 

He said "you got fifty-nine cents? " 

 

I said "yeah, I got a dollar, but don't be a smart-aleck 

I ain't gonna spend it on no indian relic" 

And he said "thunderbird's not an old indian trinket, 

It's a wine, man, you take it home and drink it." 

I said "it sure don't sound like wine to me" 

And he said he'd bet me the change from my dollar 

 

We hustled on down to the nearest u-tate-um 

The guy wanted my id, I whipped her out and showed him 

He got a green bottle from the freezing vault 

My friend started doing backward somersaults 

Through the cottage cheese 

 

Took it back to his house, started drinkin' 

Pretty soon I set in to thinkin' 

"man, this thunderbird tastes yummy, yummy, yummy 

And I know it's doing good things to my tummy, tum..., t..." 

It's so you reason when your on that crap 

 

Got a few more bottles, chugged them down 

I pulled myself up off the ground 

Decided I go see my dearest sweet wife 

Who met me at the door with a carving knife 

Said "get them damn grape peel from between your teeth." 

 

I could see we're gonna have a little misunderstanding 

I said "dear, I better get in touch with you later" 

She said "forget it, man, you're never touchin' me again!" 

 

Now I've seen the light and heard the word 

And I'm staying away from that ol' dirty thunderbird 

A message come from heaven radiant, and fine, 

All I drink now is communion wine 

Six days a week 

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