Sunday, March 27, 2016

"Hey, Mister Ganja Man" Goes to Mozambique

I got to tangling with "Hey, Mister Ganja Man" the other day and maybe it needs a bigger visit than just playing tag.  Words start floating about:

I met a man from Mozambique
he's a Rasta don't you know
He would vote for Bernie
If he could be here for the show

Hey, Mister Ganja Man
Where you goin' with that big, big smile
Would you mind for a moment
If we could talk here for a while

Mister Ganja Man
Hey, Mister Ganja Man


We all know the basics that grass will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no grass but Mister Ganja Man needs some more beef than, hey, it's really groovy getting a nice buzz.

It means a lot to me making friends with a Rasta in Mozambique and he and all the Rastas are well-informed about Bernie Sanders and they're strongly supportive.  It's the same with Europe, albeit with the twisting of far-right extremists such as PEGIDA, UKIP, and National Front, etc.  Euros who really are looking for truth (i.e. most of them) are strongly supportive of Sanders as well.

That global aspect of Sanders, Rastas and that whole vibe is what drives interest in the song again.  It's been seven or eight years since the last time doing it publicly but it has a lot of depth for multiple reasons and maybe they have to be in there as well.


I knew a dancing marijuana plant
he had such moves, don't you know
Now he's gone, not coming back
No-one knows where he did go

Hey, Mister Ganja Man
Where you goin' with that big, big smile
Would you mind for a moment
If we could talk here for a while

Mister Ganja Man
Hey, Mister Ganja Man


Hmm ... more to come ...

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