He handed me a pickle from Topeka
Said this is something you just gotta try
It'll really knock your socks off
And I could smell the reason why
It was loaded with horseradish and just one sniff
Was bringing tears to my eyes
And I said
Hey man, I can't eat that kind of stuff
Just put that pickle away
You're not gonna make me take a bite
Not if you talk all day

He showed me the story they printed
In a magazine called gourmet
And told me how the people from New York City
Had flown out to Kansas in their jet
Cause they had been searching all around the world
And this was the best pickle yet
And I said
Hey man, I can't eat that kind of stuff
Just put that pickle away
You're not gonna make me take a bite
Not if you talk all day

So Jimmy took a bite of that pickle
And his face started turning red
He was suckin in air and said Wow man
That went straight to my head
They both looked at me and said you really ought to try it
But you know what I said
Hey man I can't eat that kind of stuff
So put that pickle away
You're not gonna make me take a bite
Not if you talk all day

Then he told me that the pickle from Topeka
Was famous and that's a fact
The folks in Lawrence all rave about it
It's hip, it's cool, it's phat
Oh and by the way, the pickle makers are hard core democrats
And I said, "Gimme a bite of that pickle"
Don't put that pickle away
Give me a bite of that pickle
So I can see if it's as good as you say
Gimme a bite of that pickle
Don't put that pickle away
Give me just a little bitty bite of that pickle
I'll make it last all day

1969     Am I Dreaming Now     Dangerous

Every Day     Full Moon     Headed Home

How Many Miles     Leaving the Old Life Behind

The Mission     Nobody's Stopping You

Not Zen Enough Yet     One Word

Paseo     Pining for the Moon     The Question

Sensitive Men     Slow Down     Start Again

Ted     Terry's Song     Unpacking

Virginia     You Can't Throw Love Away

You Make the Potion

Co-written with Charles Maiseroulle
Stand Me Up
Hey Mister

Co-written with Tim Woods
January Wind

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