Devil Weed - Donovan

The buds they bloom with a pungent scent

They often cause much merrimet

You can’t get sick or addicted at all

Like you can with tobacco and alcohol

The history books they tell it plain

Queen Victoria took it for her period pain

Oh Lord!

Such a lot from one little seed

And they outlaw it and call it devil weed

Such a lot from one little seed

And they outlaw it and call it devil weed

When you compare growing it with cotton

You don’t have to put any chemicals on

It holds the soil together a lot

And some of us like to call it pot

I got jeans and a jacket and even hemp shoes

But you won’t see me smoking them on the news

Lord!

Such a lot from one little seed

And they outlaw it and call it devil weed

Such a lot from one little seed

And they outlaw it and call it devil weed

Yeah…

It grows long and tough, a little water is enough

It takes anywhere and it cleans the air

It makes fine rope, cloth and paper too

It saves the trees for me and you

A law was passed making everyone to sow it

Even Jefferson and Washington grew it

Oh Lord!

Such a lot from one little seed

And they outlaw it and call it devil weed

Such a lot from one little seed

And they outlaw it and call it devil weed

The buds they bloom with a pungent scent

They often cause much merrimet

You can’t get sick or addicted at all

Like you can with tobacco and alcohol

The history books they tell it plain

Queen Victoria took it for her period pain

Oh Lord!

Such a lot from one little seed

And they outlaw it and call it devil weed

Such a lot from one little seed

And they outlaw it and call it devil weed

Such a lot from one little seed

And they outlaw it and call it devil weed

Devil weed

Devil weed