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Primitives dress in feathers and masks
To scare away their enemies
The frightening thing is not dying
The frightening thing is not living
Scientists guess which is worse we will ask
The medicine or the disease
The frightening thing is not dying
The frightening thing is not living
There's an old man living on the edge of town, edge of town
With a skull in his window and the shades pulled down, shades pulled down
And he laughs at fortune and he laughs at fame, he laughs at fame
And he laughs at scandal and he laughs at shame, he laughs at shame
Primitives dress in feathers and masks
To scare away their enemies
The frightening thing is not dying
The frightening thing is not living
Scientists guess which is worse we will ask
The medicine or the disease
The frightening thing is not dying
The frightening thing is not living
There's a young girl living on the edge of town, edge of town
With a light in her window and her hair falls down, hair falls down
And she loves me crazy and she loves me wild, loves me wild
And she loves me tender like a lonely child, lonely child
Primitives dress in feathers and masks
To scare away their enemies
The frightening thing is not dying
The frightening thing is not living

sahlman Feb 16, 2006 - 11:27	just read your older entires. I see they're recently divirced. [ Reply ]
sahlman Feb 16, 2006 - 11:26	Is T-Bone Burnett still married to Sam Phillips? Love hearing Sam Phillips on your station. Long time fans of hers-- back to the "Leslie Phillips" days. [ Reply ]
Roverfish Oct 07, 2005 - 23:25	thewiseking wrote: i gave my love a chicken, it had no bone. geez. give me a break T Bone. Lighten up. I was thinking more Monty Python: He was not in the least bit scared to be mashed into a pulp, Or to have his eyes gouged out, and his elbows broken; To have his kneecaps split, and his body burned away; And his limbs all hacked and mangled, brave Sir Robin! I like T Bone. I like what he did for bluegrass. But singing is just not his forté. Decent at best. [ Reply ]
thewiseking Sep 08, 2005 - 11:08	i gave my love a chicken, it had no bone. geez. give me a break T Bone. Lighten up. [ Reply ]
rKokon Aug 24, 2005 - 14:44	Beautiful instrumentation; and authentic, evocative singing. [ Reply ]
Antigone Mar 30, 2005 - 10:31	KevDog wrote: BTW, is this album out of print? I can't find it anywhere. I think it IS out of print. I lent my copy to someone and never got it back. Had to look long and hard for a used copy. It's worth the search though! [ Reply ]
philm Jan 15, 2005 - 18:00	great segue from norah jones [ Reply ]
Paddy Dec 02, 2004 - 11:54	KevDog wrote: And he's married to Sam Phillips, too. Oooh la la. :oops: Not any more, he isn't. They were recently divorced - though he is still producing her music. I just wish T-Bone would do some more of his own albums - and tour too! He was possibly one of the (unexpectedly) funniest performers I've ever seen. Saw him at the El Mocambo in Toronto in the mid-eighties. Out of hundreds of concerts I attended over the years, it remains one of my all-time favorites. [ Reply ]
Mugro Dec 02, 2004 - 11:21	ladyj wrote: ditto Triple ditto. It is ironic. I was just thinking about a piece I heard on NPR about a man who is living with AIDS. He stated that he had been taking all the drugs (the AIDS cocktail) that his doctors were giving him, and it made him feel so terrible he wondered whether life was worth living. He finally made the decision to stop taking the drugs and enjoy the rest of his life without them. It was a powerful story and this lyric brought that home to me. How true..... [ Reply ]
jadewahoo Dec 02, 2004 - 11:18	Antigone wrote: Great lyrics: "the frightening thing is not dying, the frightening thing is not living." ladyj wrote: ditto double ditto [ Reply ]
betterdaze Dec 02, 2004 - 11:18	I like this. [ Reply ]
trekhead Oct 19, 2004 - 04:15	"MMMMMMMMMM....T-Bone.....Aurghhhhhhhh!" [ Reply ]
Greg_O Nov 19, 2003 - 13:44	I keyed in right away on how sonically it sounds like "Skip, Hop and Wobble". Not surprising, because Jerry Douglas and Edgar Meyer are the backing musicians. Nice..... [ Reply ]
ladyj Nov 09, 2003 - 05:43	Antigone wrote: Great lyrics: "the frightening thing is not dying, the frightening thing is not living." ditto [ Reply ]
paulmall Aug 29, 2003 - 15:11	Cool song-t bone is one of the "just under the radar" artists who get played here. Another of many reasons I'm so grateful for this site. [ Reply ]
mafe Aug 29, 2003 - 15:08	eh [ Reply ]
simcha62 Dec 17, 2002 - 14:23	Is this an original song. I'm sure I've heard someone else do this? Wondeful [ Reply ]
vic Sep 06, 2002 - 09:51	T-Bone's history before his recent success...I first found him as a member of the Alpha Band (late '70's)with David Mansfield, they had two or so albums and were a steady part of Dylan's backup contingent...Rolling Thunder Revue through Boudakaan. T-Bone then went on to put out some little known but well done solo albums through the '80's and '90's. He also established himself as one of the best damn producers on the planet if you like real musical instruments and tasty-touch production...note that the BoDeans and the Wallflowers both had benefit from his studio direction...Nice choice from a talented guy! Edited By vic at 9:53 am on 9/06/2002 [ Reply ]
KevDog Jun 26, 2002 - 18:49	BTW, is this album out of print? I can't find it anywhere. [ Reply ]
KevDog Jun 26, 2002 - 18:47	Originally Posted by MissJenn: I first found out about T Bone Burnett because he produced the soundtrack from O Brother Where Art Thou. What an admirable effort that was, and such enjoyable results, too! I'd sure love to have a long lunch and talk to him. And he's married to Sam Phillips, too. Oooh la la. :oops: [ Reply ]