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Artist: Joanna Newsom
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Sprout And The Bean
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Sprout And The Bean
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I slept all day
I woke with distaste
And I railed
And I raved
That the difference between
The sprout and the bean
It is a golden ring
It is a twisted string
And you can ask the counsellor
And you can ask the king
And they'll say the same thing
And it's a funny thing
Should we go outside
Should we go outside
Should we break some bread
Are y'interested
And as I said
I slept as though dead
Dreaming seamless dreams
Of lead
When you go away
I am big-boned and fey
In the dust of the day
And in the dirt of the day
And the danger, danger drawing near them was a white coat
And the danger, danger drawing near them was a broad boat
And the water, water running clear beneath a white throat
And the hollow chatter of the talking of the tadpoles
Who know th'outside
Should we go outside
Should we break some bread
Are y'interested
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Joanna Newsom performs "Sprout And The Bean", and this lyric page sits inside the Joanna Newsom catalog on LyroVerse.
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