The Joint

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A play on lighting up a marijuana joint. Here the joint that gets lit is a bar. Moma burned down the local hang out so papa would spend time with his family. The song… Read More

Feb. 11, 20141 viewer

The Joint Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The only joint my mama burned, was on a rural route
She parked in old man Taylor's woods
So she wouldn't be found out
Turned off her dome light, snuck off by herself
Crouched down beneath that window
Fired it up and gave it hell

[Chorus]
That hang out my daddy used to hang around
We watched it all go up in smoke until it all came down
Just like that the taps 'n stools and tables got turned
To the only joint my mama ever burned... burned

[Verse 2]
Just like someone flipped a switch, dad started comin' home
No more eatin' late, cause supper's with that tavern gone
I had my suspicions, till one night when we said grace
Dad said forgive us our tran'gression
A smile lit up mama's face

[Chorus]
Like that hangout my daddy used to hang around
We watched it all go up in smoke until it all came down
Just like at the taps 'n stools and tables got turned
To the only joint my mama ever burned
Burned... burned... burned

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[reverb under horn]
Burned... burned... burned... burned

[Bridge]
Of all the small town Barney Fife's
And bloodhounds in this town
I'm only the one who ever found out about

[Chorus]
That hangout my daddy used to hang around
We watched it all go up in smoke until it all came down
Just like at the taps 'n stools and tables got turned
To the only joint my mama ever burned
Burned... burned... burned... burned

Burned [x9]

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A play on lighting up a marijuana joint. Here the joint that gets lit is a bar. Moma burned down the local hang out so papa would spend time with his family. The song closes with the ironic observation that very little is secret in a small town, but moma’s arson was.