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10 Nov 03 - 11:26 AM (#1051100) Subject: Lyr. req. Talking cancer blues From: GUEST,german non member Bertie Having an old vinyl with the song, but I'm not understanding half of the words, what Dave van Ronk is singing here. I think he wrote the song himself?! I would be glad to hear more about this song, thanks.... Bertie |
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10 Nov 03 - 04:01 PM (#1051230) Subject: RE: Lyr. req. Talking cancer blues From: dwditty Hi Bertie, I just received your transcription of Somebody Else, Not Me. Thank you so much. TALKING CANCER – Dave Van Ronk I was sitting in the back yard sucking on a Good Humor Along comes a Doc, says my wife has a tumor And it was malignant Now the AMA and the medical highers They don't agree with Liggette & Meyers They say smoking is bad for you Hell of a cough, too Well, there is cancer of the liver; there is cancer of the lung Cancer of the lip, the throat, the tongue There's 17 malignant tumors in one filter tip king size Now light up Well, a cigarette was needed that was relatively clean They come out with filters, low tar & nicotine All that research gone to waste No harmful ingredient, no cigarette taste Well, the companies panicked, they had to find an answer They increased the tobacco strain and everybody's getting cancer Look what I got free with these cigarette coupons A chest X-ray Well, the hashish interest in Mexico Has found a way to redouble their dough Let's all get the habit, marijuana's here to stay So if you want a treat and you don't mind the treatment Smoke pot! It's the thinking man's cigarette dw |
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10 Nov 03 - 07:49 PM (#1051340) Subject: RE: Lyr. req. Talking cancer blues From: PoppaGator I did a bit of research on Dave April before last, to produce one of a series of short radio spots on musicians who had died the previous year. I came across a story about this song; I'm afraid I can't find it right now, or remember as well as I would like. I'll keep looking for something more specific; I'm at home right now, and the research material is on my machine at work. In the meanwhile, here's a link to the Dave Van Ronk Unauthorized home page, from which you can jump to just about everything on the internet about Dave: Dave Van Ronk Unauthorized |
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11 Nov 03 - 02:23 AM (#1051489) Subject: RE: Lyr. req. Talking cancer blues From: GUEST,Bertie Hi DW! You gave to me what I was looking for, nice to know you! Thanks, Bertie |
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13 Nov 03 - 04:02 AM (#1052918) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Talking cancer blues From: GUEST,Bertie Hi PoppaGator! Still waiting for the results of your search on your maschine at work. I think, you`re on vacancy now and I hope, it will last long. But think of me afterwards... Greetings Bertie |
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04 Nov 12 - 10:33 AM (#3430818) Subject: Lyr Add: TALKING CANCER BLUES (Dave Van Ronk) From: GUEST,Ray Paquette TALKING CANCER BLUES– Dave Van Ronk I was sitting in the back yard sucking a Good Humor Along comes a Doc, says my wife has a tumor And it was malignant Now the AMA and the medical hires They don't agree with Liggett & Meyers They say smoking is bad for you It'll give you cancer Hell of a cough, too Well, there is cancer of the liver; there is cancer of the lung Cancer of the lip, the throat, the tongue There's 17 malignant tumors in one filter tip king size Light up Well, a cigarette was needed that was relatively clean They come out with filters, no tars or nicotine Pretty low on sales too All that research gone to waste No harmful ingredients, no cigarette taste Well, the companies panicked, they had to find the answer They increased the tobacco strain Everybody's getting cancer Look what I got free with these cigarette coupons A chest X-ray Well, the hashish interest in Mexico Has found a way to redouble their dough They got a weed has no tars so they say Let's all get the habit, marijuana's here to stay So if you want a treat and you don't mind the treatment Smoke pot! That's a thinking man's cigarette |
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05 Nov 12 - 10:25 AM (#3431318) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Talking Cancer (Dave Van Ronk) From: GUEST,C. Ham I really wish Dave had heeded the warnings in that song. He might still be with us. |