Talking Thunderbird Blues - Live-Townes Van Zandt

[ti:Talking Thunderbird Blues - Li] [ar:Townes Van Zandt] [al:Live At The Old Quarter, Houst] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Talking Thunderbird Blues - Live - Townes Van Zandt [00:20.08]Among the strangest things I ever heard [00:22.02]Was when a friend of mine said "man let's get some thunderbird" [00:24.34]I said "what's that " he just started to grin [00:26.96]Slobbered on his shirt his eyes got dim [00:29.71] [00:30.77]He said "you cents got fifty-nine " [00:32.32] [00:38.19]I said "yeah I got a dollar but don't be a smart-aleck [00:40.57]I ain't gonna spend it on no indian relic" [00:42.75]And he said "thunderbird's not an old indian trinket [00:44.33]It's a wine man you take it home and drink it " [00:46.96] [00:48.77]I said "it sure don't sound like wine to me" [00:50.96]And he said he'd bet me the change from my dollar [00:52.85] [00:59.10]We hustled on down to the nearest u-tate-um [01:01.04]The guy wanted my id I whipped her out and showed him [01:03.99]He got a green bottle from the freezing vault [01:05.86]My friend started doing backward somersaults [01:07.44] [01:09.38]Through the cottage cheese [01:10.97] [01:16.29]Took it back to his house started drinkin' [01:18.10]Pretty soon I set in to thinkin' [01:20.04] [01:20.91]"man this thunderbird tastes yummy yummy yummy [01:22.72]And I know it's doing good things to my tummy tum t " [01:25.60] [01:27.10]It's so you reason when your on that crap [01:28.85] [01:35.35]Got a few more bottles chugged them down [01:37.41]I pulled myself up off the ground [01:38.44] [01:40.00]Decided I go see my dearest sweet wife [01:41.88]Who met me at the door with a carving knife [01:44.44] [01:45.63]Said "get them damn grape peel from between your teeth " [01:48.57] [01:51.88]I could see we're gonna have a little misunderstanding [01:53.83]I said "dear I better get in touch with you later" [01:56.64]She said "forget it man you're never touchin' me again " [01:58.89] [02:04.77]Now I've seen the light heard and the word [02:06.77]And I'm staying away from that ol' dirty thunderbird [02:08.83] [02:09.45]A message come from heaven radiant and fine [02:11.41]All is I drink communion now wine [02:13.35] [02:14.91]Six days a week