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,
Oh Jesus I love you
And I love Buddha too
Rama Krishna Guru Dev
Daodejing and Muhammad
Why do some people say
That there is just one way
To love you god and come to you
We are all apart of you
You are a nameable
You are a knowable
All we have is Metaphor
That's what time and space are for
It's the universal thought (i think thats right)
You are and you are not
You are many you are one
Ever ending just begun
All right
All right
All right
Oh Jesus I love you
And I love Buddha too
Rama krishna Guru dev
Daodejing and Muhammad
All right
All right
All right
I love you and Buddha too
Oh Jesus I love you
And I love Buddha too
Rama Krishna Guru Dev
Daodejing and Muhammad
Why do some people say
That there is just one way
To love you god and come to you
We are all apart of you
You are a nameable
You are a knowable
All we have is Metaphor
That's what time and space are for
It's the universal thought
You are and you are not
You are many you are one
Ever ending just begun
All right
All right
All right
I love you and Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
Aww yeah!
And I love Buddha too
Rama Krishna Guru Dev
Daodejing and Muhammad
Why do some people say
That there is just one way
To love you god and come to you
We are all apart of you
You are a nameable
You are a knowable
All we have is Metaphor
That's what time and space are for
It's the universal thought (i think thats right)
You are and you are not
You are many you are one
Ever ending just begun
All right
All right
All right
Oh Jesus I love you
And I love Buddha too
Rama krishna Guru dev
Daodejing and Muhammad
All right
All right
All right
I love you and Buddha too
Oh Jesus I love you
And I love Buddha too
Rama Krishna Guru Dev
Daodejing and Muhammad
Why do some people say
That there is just one way
To love you god and come to you
We are all apart of you
You are a nameable
You are a knowable
All we have is Metaphor
That's what time and space are for
It's the universal thought
You are and you are not
You are many you are one
Ever ending just begun
All right
All right
All right
I love you and Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
And Buddha too
Aww yeah!
Lyrics submitted by cominguproses22, edited by mikomartin, malleyjo, DannyC80
I Love You and Buddha Too Lyrics as written by Mason Stewart Jennings
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
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When prophets said they've heard The one and only word And every word is different God becomes in all human And we are left to choose A side to refuse The whole thing in its humanness Learn from each with tolerance