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The Ruminant Band Lyrics

You'll always have smokes if you always give buckets of love
Like little sad Tad who was living on beetles and grubs
He had a blue-eyed merle
and loved an Indian girl
Lived alone in the warm wet fields in this corner of the world

You'll always eat bread if you always have seeds to sow
LIke old Zen Ben who lived with a murder of crows
He wore a crown of beans
And a belt of weeds
Slept alone in the warm wet fields on a bed of mustard seed

You won't lose the beat if you just keep clapping your hands
Like sweet sweet Pete who clapped for the Ruminant Band
He had a broken lung
And a bit-off tongue
Lived alone in the warm wet fields under moon and sun
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Cover art for The Ruminant Band lyrics by Fruit Bats

My first impression from this is that it's a song about being happy through living your life with what you have instead of trying to acquire new things all of the time.

Basically - everything you need to be happy is right there, you just need to love unconditionally, sow your seeds, and keep clapping to the rythm.

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Cover art for The Ruminant Band lyrics by Fruit Bats

How do you not love this song? It's so mellow and peaceful, and so wonderfully folk-y lol

Cover art for The Ruminant Band lyrics by Fruit Bats

i love this song. it has such a great mini guitar solo. and it all just sounds so... right. Love.

Cover art for The Ruminant Band lyrics by Fruit Bats

amazing song. "You'll always have smokes if you always give buckets of love Like little sad Tad who was living on beetles and grubs" - Favorite.

Cover art for The Ruminant Band lyrics by Fruit Bats

amazing song. "You'll always have smokes if you always give buckets of love Like little sad Tad who was living on beetles and grubs" - Favorite.