Lyr Req: Granny Wontcha Smoke Some Marijuana

Subject: Used to Sit around and sing about booze
From: GUEST,CBJames
Date: 05 Jun 02 - 11:18 PM

"Now I sing about what ever I use"

I think John Hartford wrote this ?

Is there more? Like: "Used to get high and listen to the Beatles Ain't as much fun now, that it's legal" or: "You get the milk and I'll get the cookies we'll get high and have a little nookie"

In the great irony of parenting teenagers to whom I will never admit my wanton past, I find myself desperate to confirm my roots with songs I can only sing to myself until they are grown up, gone away to school and all that.

Any body know the full lyrics to this one?

Hartford also sang a lovely song which started out very low and finished several squeaky octaves higher. Any Lyrics out there for that one?

Thanks

James

Subject: RE: Used to Sit around and sing about booze
From: Sorcha
Date: 05 Jun 02 - 11:23 PM

I'll go looking, but harpy, where are you???

Subject: RE: Used to Sit around and sing about booze
From: Sorcha
Date: 05 Jun 02 - 11:29 PM

This (CLICK) is all I found and it's a bit complicated..........first, go to the site I linked to. Then, right click the mouse anywhere on the screen. Choose "Properties", maximize the Properties window and just keep scrolling down. I think eventually you will get to the lyrics of this song.........they are embedded and hidden behind all the mess on the site. Sorry, that is the best I could do. Maybe harpgirl will have more.

No idea what you mean about the other song.

Subject: Lyr Add: GRANNY WONTCHA SMOKE SOME MARIJUANA
From: GUEST,Anahootz
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 12:11 AM

CB-
The tune whose lines you quote is:


GRANNY WONTCHA SMOKE SOME MARIJUANA
As recorded by John Hartford on "Nobody Knows What You Do" (1976)

1. When it gets dry and you wanna get high,
I gotta clean them seeds just one more time.

CHORUS: Granny, woncha smoke some, Granny, woncha smoke some,
Granny, wontcha smoke some mari ju ana?
Granny, woncha smoke some, Granny, woncha smoke some,
Granny, wontcha smoke some mari ju ana?

2. Now, I used to sit around and sing about booze.
Now I sing about whatever I use. CHORUS

3. Now, you get the milk and I'll get the cookies.
We'll get high and do the boogie. CHORUS

4. Hey, Moe, light that bowl,
Smoke it down short and eat the roach. CHORUS

5. Gramps sittin' in the den smokin' a Havana.
Granny's out lookin' for some marijuana. CHORUS

6. Crying, down on my knees:
Get away, Granny; get away, please. CHORUS

7. Well, we used to get high and listen to the Beatles.
It ain't much fun now that it's legal. CHORUS


While probably not spot-on, this is the version that goes around at least once a year at the local jam.

Subject: RE: Used to Sit around and sing about booze
From: GUEST,CBJames
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 08:38 AM

Anahootz -

Thank you very much!

cbj

Subject: RE: Used to Sit around and sing about booze
From: Amos
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 06:01 PM

The text hidden in the linked site above goes:

I used to sit around and sing about booze
Now I sit around and sing about whatever I choose

Granny wontcha smoke some
Granny wontcha smoke some
Granny wontcha smoke some
Marijuana

Granny wontcha smoke some
Granny wontcha smoke some
Granny wontcha smoke some
Marijuana

Now you get the milk and I'll get the cookies
We'll get high and do the boogie

Granny wontcha smoke some
Granny wontcha smoke some
etc

Subject: RE: Used to Sit around and sing about booze
From: Joe Offer
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 07:20 PM

So, is there a connection with John Hartford, or not?
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Used to Sit around and sing about booze
From: GUEST,anahootz
Date: 06 Jun 02 - 08:00 PM

Yeah, of course there is. It's a hartford tune...just like "don't leave your records in the sun" and "steam powered aeroplane" and his ode to bob marley, "two hits and the joint turned brown"

"granny woncha" is on his "nobody knows what I do" album, if memory serves me correctly

Subject: RE: Used to Sit around and sing about booze
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Jun 08 - 10:17 AM

I think the 3rd verse on the album version is

"Well the kids are a prayin' and looking for Nirvana
Granny's out looking for some marijuana"