Jethro Tull - Lick Your Fingers Clean

Lyric

I'll see you at the weighing in when your life's sum-total's made.
And you set your wealth in godly deeds against the sins you've laid.
So place your final burden on your hard-pressed next of kin:
Send the chamber pot back down the line to be filled up again.
Take your mind off your election and try to get it straight.
And don't pretend perfection: you'll be crucified too late.
And he'll say you really should make the deal as he offers round the hat.
Well, you'd better lick your fingers clean, I thank you all for that.
And as you join the good ship earth and you mingle with the dust
be sure to leave your underpants with someone you can trust.
And the hard-headed social worker who bathes his hands in blood
will welcome you with arms held high and cover you with mud.
And he'll say you really should make the deal as he offers round the hat.
Well, you'd better lick your fingers clean, well. I'll thank you all for that.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• jethro tull
• lick
• your
• fingers
• clean
• rock
• flauto
• Ian Anderson

[433stevo]

Thank's  mercurydemo...respect

[mercurydemo]

you're welcome man, I saw that there wasn't in youtube and so i upload it ;)

[deweyfinn123]

This is my favorite song of all time.

[dongabhana87]

Im glad I've seen Ian Anderson live. I will never forget that concert!

[HNewton48]

Ran across this one originally on the 20 Years of Jethro Tull album. Good to see it here as well.

[hillbillyvol]

I don't think we got this one on the US version.

[kjayscouse]

Never heard this version... only ever knew the Two Fingers song from War Child... interesting!! Not sure where it would have stood on the original Aqualung album... it's not really god and religion and doesn't fit in with the flavour of side one either. (Which is probably why it didn't make the cut).

[Dirkchucklebutty]

Great track, cant believe i wasn't on the original album in 1971.

[gizone]

There I was , affraid I won't find this on youtube. Thanks for uploading . Great stuff

[mothxal]

For some reason I always thought he sang: "Take your mind of your erection. And try to get it straight."...

[mothxal]

For some reason I always thought he sang: "Take your mind of your erection. And try to get it straight."...

[meowandmeow]

"And as you join the good ship earth and you mingle with the dust

be sure to leave your underpants with someone you can trust."

Just wow, haha. epic.

[meowandmeow]

@TravenV But they still come off classy and gentlemanly, not whiny or snotty