"Neal Cassady Starts Here" lyrics
Sit back
It's one of the most, uh, yeah, I can see what the problem is
You gotta get right in there and talk so these guys can hear ya
'Cause the same problem is that they can't hear it down there, we can't hear you either, but we're working on it
On what?
Trying to smooth it all out so there's instant, uh, what do you call it?
Yeah, so what do you call it? What?
Well, I'd call it more of whatever it is
More microphone noise
Right, just more volume
But, uh, it was like Yellowstone Park was this place
Where they said that, uh, this is a place that we'll make for the people, by the people, for the people
Uh, all of them being in there, you know, national land
Yeah, but no one—
And like it was in Indian days, uh
When they went there from everywhere to, uh, encamp
In a neutral ground where, uh, no tribal warfare would take place
Established ahead of time, you know, for a holy-land-type place to
Take your bath and cleanse your body and, uh, be, uh
As close as you can be to the center of it all
Uh, in the great American tradition, uh
You don't go to Yellowstone anymore, but with, uh
All this apparatus that we got going here
That, uh, puts Old Faithful
At a greater participation light than the hot springs
You can sit in there and bathe as long as you want
Hey
And if it don't work, we blow it up, Peorie
Hey, Nick
He's now working
Yeah, well, it always comes with a little more, you know, it's a little antsy right at first there
Like, then you go, "Who's that guy?" Hey, hi
Say, never mind, never mind
That first time, you know, under cover of darkness we slipped in and, uh, did the thing there, and, uh
Later on, we were run out because, uh, you're not allowed to park there overnight unless you're in a designated camping area, ah, ah, ah
No, it's too bad, Ted, but, uh, they don't seem to like your microphone working
Look at that, the guy can really—
I don't think my microphone's working
Ah, come on, you guys, Big Ted wants to talk too, we have some great conversations, you know
And we're willing to share everything we got, see, if they'd only give it to us
I will
What's that?
The people downstairs won't turn it up, though, I know what they said, too much noise overhead
Knock off that party up there
Oh, there they are, there they are, there they are
Yeah, that's, that's the way you know, see? That's our communication
That's an old friend
Ha
Sit down
Stand on your head
Sit down
Fight, fight, fight
Alright, don't talk like that
Stand up, sit down, to your left and to your right, more solid
Well, see, that's the trouble, you know, with one of these things
Need more volume on number five, you guys
That's the idea
Number two, she shouts and moans and wails, but you can turn her up anyway
Put six up, it says here
Six is sweet
Hey, how come you turned mine down?
Hey
Put some heat on her
How sweet it is, this—
Aw, shut up
Oh, you made it home at last
As the deathly silence settles over the whole pavilion, and we realize
That we've overloaded everything and the final fuse is blown
The helicopters will still be flying out the wounded
And the dream tabbed acid takers will be saying to one another
"I took that green stuff and I feel great, what's all the hassle?"
Yeah, you know what I mean? I can only be scared so long until I'm gonna start saying
"Hey, man, I trust you, you know? If you're gonna give me some stuff that's a bummer
I'm not gonna quit taking it just because, uh, you know, to blow the trust"
It's one of the most, uh, yeah, I can see what the problem is
You gotta get right in there and talk so these guys can hear ya
'Cause the same problem is that they can't hear it down there, we can't hear you either, but we're working on it
On what?
Trying to smooth it all out so there's instant, uh, what do you call it?
Yeah, so what do you call it? What?
Well, I'd call it more of whatever it is
More microphone noise
Right, just more volume
But, uh, it was like Yellowstone Park was this place
Where they said that, uh, this is a place that we'll make for the people, by the people, for the people
Uh, all of them being in there, you know, national land
Yeah, but no one—
And like it was in Indian days, uh
When they went there from everywhere to, uh, encamp
In a neutral ground where, uh, no tribal warfare would take place
Established ahead of time, you know, for a holy-land-type place to
Take your bath and cleanse your body and, uh, be, uh
As close as you can be to the center of it all
Uh, in the great American tradition, uh
You don't go to Yellowstone anymore, but with, uh
All this apparatus that we got going here
That, uh, puts Old Faithful
At a greater participation light than the hot springs
You can sit in there and bathe as long as you want
Hey
And if it don't work, we blow it up, Peorie
Hey, Nick
He's now working
Yeah, well, it always comes with a little more, you know, it's a little antsy right at first there
Like, then you go, "Who's that guy?" Hey, hi
Say, never mind, never mind
That first time, you know, under cover of darkness we slipped in and, uh, did the thing there, and, uh
Later on, we were run out because, uh, you're not allowed to park there overnight unless you're in a designated camping area, ah, ah, ah
No, it's too bad, Ted, but, uh, they don't seem to like your microphone working
Look at that, the guy can really—
I don't think my microphone's working
Ah, come on, you guys, Big Ted wants to talk too, we have some great conversations, you know
And we're willing to share everything we got, see, if they'd only give it to us
I will
What's that?
The people downstairs won't turn it up, though, I know what they said, too much noise overhead
Knock off that party up there
Oh, there they are, there they are, there they are
Yeah, that's, that's the way you know, see? That's our communication
That's an old friend
Ha
Sit down
Stand on your head
Sit down
Fight, fight, fight
Alright, don't talk like that
Stand up, sit down, to your left and to your right, more solid
Well, see, that's the trouble, you know, with one of these things
Need more volume on number five, you guys
That's the idea
Number two, she shouts and moans and wails, but you can turn her up anyway
Put six up, it says here
Six is sweet
Hey, how come you turned mine down?
Hey
Put some heat on her
How sweet it is, this—
Aw, shut up
Oh, you made it home at last
As the deathly silence settles over the whole pavilion, and we realize
That we've overloaded everything and the final fuse is blown
The helicopters will still be flying out the wounded
And the dream tabbed acid takers will be saying to one another
"I took that green stuff and I feel great, what's all the hassle?"
Yeah, you know what I mean? I can only be scared so long until I'm gonna start saying
"Hey, man, I trust you, you know? If you're gonna give me some stuff that's a bummer
I'm not gonna quit taking it just because, uh, you know, to blow the trust"
Writer(s): Norman Cook
