Zendo Tavern

Meditations CD

1. The Good Christian (2:23)

© 2005 Biff Cuthbert,

Blue Tongue Music, TISA, LLC

I saw her runnin' down the hard sand

playin' "catch me!" with the sea

Raise her skirts up to the skies

and turn her other cheek to the moon.

I said Please baby, now don't you know?

I don't think i should be left alone

I said Please baby, now don't you know?

I think you ought to take me home.

Now your papa just don't like me

& your mama says I'm no good

They say i'm gonna leave you

with a hand full a gimmie

& a mouth full of much obliged.

This song is for those brave souls in mixed

& star-crossed relationships, facing their parents,

in-laws & uptight social ignorance.

A true story circa '66 about my friend, GB, in love

with a U. Penn. lass - she was also a friend and

jewish which GB was not, and hence she becomes

the heroine of the ironically titled song.

I first heard GB utter the "hand full of gimmie"

phrase when he returned from meeting her parents

at the Hamptons. Finally, after years of fine tuning,

I have the setting,the girl and the phrase, probably

from the great Buddy Bolton, in one song. Wherever

you are sailing on "Tess" GB, clear seas and

a strong anchor in the rodes. Life's a beach,

the girl's a beach & Yes, brother Rodger, god's a beach. Phil's mandolin, Jan's guitar, Yiming's violin,

now that's gospel.