Plateau

Album: Meat Puppets II (1984)
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  • Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau
    Some belong to strangers and some to folks you know
    Holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand
    To beautify the foothills and shake the many hands

    There's nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop
    And an illustrated book about birds
    You see a lot up there but don't be scared
    Who needs actions when you got words

    When you're finished with the mop then you can stop
    And look at what you've done
    The plateau's clean no dirt to be seen
    And the work it took was fun

    There's nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop
    And an illustrated book about birds
    You see a lot up there but don't be scared
    Who needs actions when you got words

    Well the many hands began to scan around for the next plateau
    Some said it was Greenland and some said Mexico
    Some decided it was nowhere except for where they stood
    But those were all just guesses, wouldn't help you if they could Writer/s: Curtis Kirkwood
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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