lirik lagu leslie fish - our fathers of old
excellent herbs had our fathers of old
excellent herbs for easing their pain
alexanders and marigold
eyebright and orris and elecampane
basil and rocket, valerian, rue
almost singing themselves they run
vervain, dittany, and call~me~to~you
cowslip and melilot, rose of the sun
anything green that grew out of the mold
was an excellent herb for our fathers of old
wonderful tales had our fathers of old
wonderful tales of the herbs and the stars
the sun was lord of thе marigold
basil and rocket belonged to mars
pat as a sum in division it goеs
every herb had a planet bespoke
who but venus should govern the rose?
who but jupiter own the oak?
simply and gravely the facts are retold
in the wonderful books of our fathers of old
wonderful little, when all is said
wonderful little our forefathers knew
half their remedies cured you quite dead
most of their teaching was simply untrue
“look at the stars when a patient is ill”
“dirt has nothing to do with disease”
“bleed him and blister as much as you will
blister and purge him as oft as you please”
wherefore enormous and most manifold
errors were made by our fathers of old
yet, when the plague was sore in the land
and neither plant not planets assuaged
they took their lives in their lancet~hands
and oh, what a wonderful war they waged
aye, when the crosses were chalked on the door
aye, when the terrible dead~cart rolled
excellent courage our forefathers bore
excellent heart had our fathers of old
none too learned, but wonderfully bold
into the fight went our fathers of old
if it be certain, as galen says
and sage hippocrates holds as much
that those afflicted by doubts and dismays
and mightily helped by a dead man’s touch
then be good to us, stars above
then be good to us, herbs below
we are afflicted by what we can prove
we are distracted by all that we know
so down from your heaven or up from your mold
send us the hearts of our fathers of old
send us the hearts of our fathers of old
Lirik lagu lainnya:
- lirik lagu jeylo kishi - kiss & forget
- lirik lagu realkidj - second best
- lirik lagu mathew viray - joyful, joyful (buhay ang pag-asa)
- lirik lagu valeria andrews - girl i told ya (trent cantrelle remix)
- lirik lagu rosado - i'm not cruel
- lirik lagu mr. lif & stu bangas - basquiat
- lirik lagu trovie karlsefni - po' away
- lirik lagu semi homie - auction*
- lirik lagu v1ke, biettlav & lautexx - #rehabllucination **halloween special**
- lirik lagu cruyff in the bedroom - i hate the sun