This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Me seh, u know, Yoh , Rasclaat Babylon, eh Yoh, Watcha deh! Yeh Me she:
Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma
Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed
Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma
Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed
Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma
Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma
Smoke Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma
Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma
Weed! Fumo mi Weedah! Everyday!
Es automático,
fumo weedah cada día yo como un fanático,
Cultivo en hidropónico y también en áticos,
De muchos males es alivio sintomático,
te lo canta un asmático,
Dirán que es problemático,
pero que no no no no no somos lunáticos,
Aunque me acusarán de modo sistemático,
Si voy fumado y hago vuelos acrobáticos,
con cara de simpático y ojos como un asiático
Yo, lo gozo con los cogollos aromáticos,
y lo fuman filósofos o matemáticos
Policías me buscarán como maniáticos,
por usar algo mítico y a modo homeopático
Qué es lo que ves tan dramático
Petróleo, dólares, cambios climáticos,
políticos con poderes mediáticos
Poca lógica en tierra crítica!
[Estribillo]
(Rizzla, Lighta & Weed!)
todos mis frenes lo fuman! No voy a mentir.
(Wata, Light & Seeds!)
todo lo que necesita weed para vivir!
(Rizzla, Lighta & Weed!)
mientras lo fumo yo, bwoy , quiero decir:
¡Deben despenalizarlo!
(mi weed!) Al despertar,
(mi weed!) yo con mi gal,
(mi weed!) Al descansar,
(mi weed!) Yo en cada hogar, quiero
(weed!) No criticad
(mi weed!) Legalizad
(mi weed!) Y no acusad por mi weedah!
Índica o Sativa, lo que me motiva,
gente la cultiva cuando no tienen salida
Fumo weedah y mi mentalidad es más positiva,
dejo de pensar en lo cara que está la vida o si
Ando en la ruina y no tengo nómina,
tengo el stamina si fumo Black Domina
Volando alto yo como la Hormiga Atómica,
si todo pasa a una velocidad ultrasónica
o camino lento como una placa tectónica,
y en mi cabeza a veces suena la sinfónica, no más!
Yo voy fumado! Tú de qué vas!?
Yo vuelo alto! Ellos a ras! Y…
[Estribillo]
(Rizzla, Lighta & Weed!)
todos mis frenes lo fuman! No voy a mentir.
(Wata, Light & Seeds!)
todo lo que necesita weed para vivir!
(Rizzla, Lighta & Weed!)
mientras lo fumo yo, bwoy , quiero decir:
¡Deben despenalizarlo!
Fuman la weedah:
el banquero, abogado, el cartero y hasta el policía
Hipocresía,
con los medicamentos, la guerra o la Santa María
Yo te diría
que no vivo tus leyes y vivo mi filosofía,
y ellos no cambiarán mi life Yoh!
Cuando la planto en el campo,
pillo Rizzla en el estanco y la fumo en el banco
Algunos quedarán en blanco,
con cara de espanto, si no es para tanto!
qué es lo que ves tan dramático?
Petróleo, dólares, cambios climáticos!,
políticos con poderes mediáticos!
Poca lógica en tierra crítica!
Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma
Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed
Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma
Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed
Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma
Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma
Smoke Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma
Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma Weed Fuma
Weed! Fumo mi Weedah! Everyday!
Es automático,
fumo weedah cada día yo como un fanático,
Cultivo en hidropónico y también en áticos,
De muchos males es alivio sintomático,
te lo canta un asmático,
Dirán que es problemático,
pero que no no no no no somos lunáticos,
Aunque me acusarán de modo sistemático,
Si voy fumado y hago vuelos acrobáticos,
con cara de simpático y ojos como un asiático
Yo, lo gozo con los cogollos aromáticos,
y lo fuman filósofos o matemáticos
Policías me buscarán como maniáticos,
por usar algo mítico y a modo homeopático
Qué es lo que ves tan dramático
Petróleo, dólares, cambios climáticos,
políticos con poderes mediáticos
Poca lógica en tierra crítica!
[Estribillo]
(Rizzla, Lighta & Weed!)
todos mis frenes lo fuman! No voy a mentir.
(Wata, Light & Seeds!)
todo lo que necesita weed para vivir!
(Rizzla, Lighta & Weed!)
mientras lo fumo yo, bwoy , quiero decir:
¡Deben despenalizarlo!
(mi weed!) Al despertar,
(mi weed!) yo con mi gal,
(mi weed!) Al descansar,
(mi weed!) Yo en cada hogar, quiero
(weed!) No criticad
(mi weed!) Legalizad
(mi weed!) Y no acusad por mi weedah!
Índica o Sativa, lo que me motiva,
gente la cultiva cuando no tienen salida
Fumo weedah y mi mentalidad es más positiva,
dejo de pensar en lo cara que está la vida o si
Ando en la ruina y no tengo nómina,
tengo el stamina si fumo Black Domina
Volando alto yo como la Hormiga Atómica,
si todo pasa a una velocidad ultrasónica
o camino lento como una placa tectónica,
y en mi cabeza a veces suena la sinfónica, no más!
Yo voy fumado! Tú de qué vas!?
Yo vuelo alto! Ellos a ras! Y…
[Estribillo]
(Rizzla, Lighta & Weed!)
todos mis frenes lo fuman! No voy a mentir.
(Wata, Light & Seeds!)
todo lo que necesita weed para vivir!
(Rizzla, Lighta & Weed!)
mientras lo fumo yo, bwoy , quiero decir:
¡Deben despenalizarlo!
Fuman la weedah:
el banquero, abogado, el cartero y hasta el policía
Hipocresía,
con los medicamentos, la guerra o la Santa María
Yo te diría
que no vivo tus leyes y vivo mi filosofía,
y ellos no cambiarán mi life Yoh!
Cuando la planto en el campo,
pillo Rizzla en el estanco y la fumo en el banco
Algunos quedarán en blanco,
con cara de espanto, si no es para tanto!
qué es lo que ves tan dramático?
Petróleo, dólares, cambios climáticos!,
políticos con poderes mediáticos!
Poca lógica en tierra crítica!
Lyrics submitted by mikicr2394
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