How Do You Take Your Tea?

from Bird's Amazing Odyssey & The Meaning of Tea by Circe Link

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HOW DO YOU TAKE YOUR TEA?

Now somewhere I read long ago philosophers have said
To live an unexamined life one might as well be dead
But I’ve been round the world of late I’ve cried and I have laughed
Met people places small and great, some good, some fair, some bad
But one thing's left to ask

How do you take your tea my friend?
How do you take your tea?
Some days are grey some days are sunny
It’s all how you see
So how do you take your tea?

I’ve been to magic shows, broke all my toes, and made sweet lemon aid
Was shipwrecked once, met poet punks, by strangers love got saved
Yet each and every time I’d find no matter where I’d go
One thing was always on mind so tell me I must know

How do you take your tea my friend?
How do you take your tea?
Some days are sad some days are funny
It’s all how you see
And how do you take your tea?

I flew to India to meet The Dali Lama and then
He told me how to love my enemy just like we were friends
I found The Buddha in a garden and we had a big laugh
And with my one hand barely clapping I gave his belly a pat
I drove to Burningman and tripped with Alan Watts in a dream
I broke into an English palace for some cake with The Queen
And don’t you know the funny thing that all asked of me was...
How do you take your tea?

How do you take your tea my friend?
How do you take your tea?
Look if you're smart or you're a dummy
It’s all by degree
How do you take your tea?

How do you take your tea my friend?
How do you take your tea?
Some days are grey some days are sunny
It’s all how you see
How do you take your tea?

Spending your whole life inside a palace
Sounds like it’s the saddest way to go
But if you step outside and keep your balance
You can learn to fly …

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Circe Link (Narccisiphus Music BM)
Christian Nesmith (Neztoons Publishing BMI)

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from Bird's Amazing Odyssey & The Meaning of Tea, released May 1, 2015

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