I don’t think I’ve heard this one used in worship yet…
Just what is the message in this song?
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I found these comments about the song here …
Songfacts:
This song is about drugs, especially marijuana. A “Toke” is a puff from a marijuana cigarette or pipe. Tom Shipley explained: “When we wrote ‘One Toke Over the Line,’ I think we were one toke over the line. I considered marijuana a sort of a sacrament… If you listen to the lyrics of that song, ‘one toke’ was just a metaphor. It’s a song about excess. Too much of anything will probably kill you.”
The song was performed on the Lawrence Welk Show by a “wholesome” couple that had NO clue what a toke was. Welk, at the conclusion of the performance of the song, remarked, without any hint of humor, “there you’ve heard a modern spiritual by Gail and Dale.”
I read several comments on the internet about this song so these are not necessarily my own. I always thought it was a drug culture song though. Common interpretation is that it’s about somone who has seen it all, done it all, and is now on the long journey home, happy that he/she has had these experiences but glad to put it all behind and move on.
I found these comments about the song here …
Songfacts:
This song is about drugs, especially marijuana. A “Toke” is a puff from a marijuana cigarette or pipe. Tom Shipley explained: “When we wrote ‘One Toke Over the Line,’ I think we were one toke over the line. I considered marijuana a sort of a sacrament… If you listen to the lyrics of that song, ‘one toke’ was just a metaphor. It’s a song about excess. Too much of anything will probably kill you.”
The song was performed on the Lawrence Welk Show by a “wholesome” couple that had NO clue what a toke was. Welk, at the conclusion of the performance of the song, remarked, without any hint of humor, “there you’ve heard a modern spiritual by Gail and Dale.”
I read several comments on the internet about this song so these are not necessarily my own. I always thought it was a drug culture song though. Common interpretation is that it’s about somone who has seen it all, done it all, and is now on the long journey home, happy that he/she has had these experiences but glad to put it all behind and move on.