Joanna Newsom
’81
[Verse 1]
I found a little plot of land
In the Garden of Eden
It was dirt and dirt is all the same
I tilled with my two hands
And I called it my very own
There was no-one to dispute my claim

[Verse 2]
Well, you'd be shocked at the state of things
The whole place had just cleared right out
It was hotter'n hell
So I laid me by a spring, for a spell
As naked as a trout

[Verse 3]
The wandering eye that I have caught
Is as hot as a wandering sun
But I will want for nothing more
In my garden, start again
In my hardening to every heart but one

[Verse 4]
Meet me in thе garden of Eden
Bring a friend
Wе are going to have ourselves a time
We are gonna have a garden party
It's on me
No, sirree, it's my dime
[Verse 5]
We broke our hearts
In the war between
St. George and the dragon
But both, in equal parts
Are welcome to come along
I'm inviting everyone

[Verse 6]
Farewell to loves that I have known
Even muddiest waters run
Tell me, what is meant by sin, or none
In a garden
Seceded from the union
In the year of A.D. 1?

[Verse 7]
The unending amends you've made
Are enough for one life
Be done
I believe in innocence, little darling
Start again
I believe in everyone

[Outro]
I believe, regardless
I believe in everyone