Recorded and Mixed by Pedal Board Pete Gerrald at Hanszek Audio
August 3-4, 1996
US Front Cover - 1st Pressing of 1500 (First 500 on clear vinyl)
US Front Cover - 2nd Pressing
Finnish Front Cover
Side One:
Three Tea
Side Two:
Last Word
Steve
three tea in the garden
on a sunny summer day
with the blackbirds and robins
and the green green garter snake
we set out a table
with cups and petits fours
the sun shines and we're able
to have tea served out of doors
the afternoon is looking up...
three tea in the garden
on a sunny summer day
with the blackbirds and robins
and the green green garter snake
black cat on a red brick wall
the wind blows and flowers fall
the vines grow up into the trees
my two best friends in the world and me
the afternoon is looking up...
three tea in the garden
on a sunny summer day
with the blackbirds and robins
and the green green garter snake
The concept of "three tea" is taken from the brilliant
and deeply influential Beat Happening release "Three Tea
Breakfast". Much credit is owed to Calvin, Heather and
Brett for this and MANY other things.
Last Word
Misinterpret, that’s not what I meant at all
set yourself up for a fall, and you’ll fall
trip on the last curtain call
It doesn’t matter if I know of what I speak
the arguer’s strong if the argument’s weak
it’s persistance, insistence, and a nice healthy winning streak
I got the last word in, I’m happy to announce
I got the last word in and that’s all that counts
counting on you to throw in the towel before I do.
Keep talking, you can talk til the cows go home
til you wake up and find you’re alone
I went home, I went home with the cows.
I got the last word in, I’m happy to announce
I got the last word in and that’s all that counts
counting on you to throw in the towel before I do.
Steve
if I had a dog his name would be Steve
and at the end of the day he'd be waiting for me
and he would listen and I would teach
and at the end of two years he would learn how to speak
he'd say
Ean
can I
borrow the car tonight
there's a
a dog
down the street that I kind of like
and so everywhere I would go there would be Steve
and on a Sunday afternoon quarter past three
we'd be reading the papers and drinking green tea
when Steve would take of his glasses and look straight at me
he'd say
Ean
can you
hand me section two
Steven
you know
I'd do anything for you