Chain Around The Flowers - The Lewis And Clarke Expedition
(1967)
There's a chain around the flowers
There's a fence around the trees
Have a picnic on the sidewalk
Do anything you please
You know, sometimes you get tired of noisy traffic and smoke-filled atmosphere
So you take a drive out into the country where they life is more sincere
You pay a dollar and a quarter to see a natural waterfall
And then you see a hole where the plaster's all cracked away, Why it ain't real at all
There's a chain around the flowers
There's a fence around the trees
Have a picnic on the sidewalk
Do anything you please
Did you ever take a walk out on an indian reservation just to see all the differnt things they make
And then notice the war paint that they wear is just for the camrea's sake
You see trinkets, blankets, and bracelets, Ah they're very historical so they say
Then you see a plaque on a concrete teepee that says 1937 WPA
Yeah you pull a shade and you make it dark as night, and then you flip a switch and make it day
You take vitamin pills and sleeping pills and get good health the easy way
Yeah they've got extra added protien friends, they've got vitamin c and a
You don't need to touch the flowers, they're plastic anyway
There's a chain around the flowers
There's a fence around the trees
This is freedom's country
Do anything you please