The Tea Leaf Prophecy — текст песни (Joni Mitchell)

Words by joni mitchell

Music by larry klein and joni mitchell



Study war no more

Lay down your arms

Study war no more

Lay em down, lay em down now

Study war no more

Lay down your arms

Study war no more



Newsreels rattle the nazi dread--

The able-bodied have shipped away--

Molly mcgee gets her tea-leaves read--

Youll be married in a month they say

"these leaves are crazy!

Look at this town--theres no men left!

Just frail old boys and babies

Talking to teacher in the treble clef."



She plants her garden in the spring

She does the winter shovelling

Tokyo rose on the radio

She says shes leavin but she dont go



Out of the blue--just passin thru

A young flight sergeant

On two weeks leave--

Says "molly mcgee--no one else will do!"

And seals the tea-leaf prophecy.

Oh these nights are strong and soft--

Private passions and secret storms

Nothin about him ticks her off

And he looks so cute in his uniform



She plants her garden in the spring

He does the winter shovelling

But summers just a sneeze

In a long-long-bad-winter cold

She says, "im leavin here" but she dont go



"sleep little darlin!

This is your happy home

Hiroshima cannot be pardoned!

Dont have kids when you get grown.

Because, this world is shattered

The wise are mourning--

The fools are joking

Oh--what does it matter?

The wash needs ironing

And the fire needs stoking."



She plants her garden in the spring

He does the winter shovelling

The three of em laughing round the radio

She says "im leavin here" but she dont go



She plants her garden in the spring

They do the winter shovelling

They sit up late and watch the

Johnny carson show

She says "im leavin here but she dont go