THE MONSTER AND THE FLOWER-c 1990, music-Claudio Roditi, words-Ross Schneider

(Claudio Roditi's OK will be required to record this lyric)
harmonica-Ross Schneider
(NOW) HERES' A LITTLE HYMN EARTH OUGHT TO SING
TO THE ANTONYMN-
COMPADRE CONSIDER THE WONDERS OF ITS POW'R!
(COME) PRAISE DIVERSITY, ALL IT CAN BRING-
VISTAS WE CAN SEE -THE OPTIONS THAT LET US BE FREE-
ITS BOUNTY, THE FIN AND THE FANG,
IT'S FRICTION, THE YIN WITH THE YANG-
NOW EVEN NEANDERTHAL MAN (WAS) MORE THAN WHAT HE SEEMS-
MUCH TO THEIR SURPRISE, THE DIGGERS WERE RUBBIN' THEIR EYES-
THE DIGGERS, THEY HARDLY COULD DIG-THEIR FINDING WAS NEARLY TOO BIG!
OUR SOFT OF HEART BARBARIAN SAVED FLOWERS WITH HIS DREAMS!
CAVE MAN OF EXTREMES!
SO WHENEVER YOU'RE BEIN' A DRAG, BY LOCKIN' THE WORLD IN A BAG,
REMEMBER M' FABLE, "THE MONSTER AND THE FLOWER"!
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