Shel Silverstein
I Got Stoned and I Missed It - Live In England / 1981
I was sittin' in my basement
I just rolled myself a taste
Of somethin' green and gold
And glorious just to get me
Through the day

Then my friend yelled through the transom
Grab your coat and get your hat, son
There's a nut down on the corner
Givin' dollar bills away

But, I sat around a bit
I had another hit
I rolled myself a bauma
And I thought about my mama
And I fooled around, played around
Jacked around, and then

I got stoned and I missed it
I got stoned and I missed it
I got stoned, and it rolled right by
I got stoned and I missed it
I got stoned and I missed it
I got stoned, oh me oh my

Now, it took seven months of urgin'
Just to get that local virgin
With the sweet face
Up to my place
To fool around a bit

Next day she woke up rosy
And she snuggled up so cosy
And when she asked me how I liked it
It hurt me to admit

I was stoned and I missed it
I was stoned and I missed it
I was stoned, and it rolled right by
I was stoned and I missed it
I was stoned and I missed it
I was stoned, oh me oh my

I ain't makin' no excuses
For the many things I uses
Just to sweeten my relationships
And brighten up my day

And when this earthly race is over
And I'm ready for the clover
When they ask me how my life has been
I guess I'll have to say

I was stoned and I missed it
I was stoned and I missed it
I was stoned, and it rolled right by
I was stoned and I missed it
I was stoned and I missed it
I was stoned, oh me oh my