Holy Trinity High School Class of `73

1969-1973

"Song of the Day"

March 15, 2025

"The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)" was written by The Doors
with lyrics by Jim Morrison. The lyric is a reworking of a sample
of Morrison's poetry first appearing on the group's souvenir books
in 1968. The song was released on their 1971 album L.A. Woman.

L.A. Woman is the sixth studio album by the Doors, released in
April 1971 on Elektra Records. It is the last to feature lead
singer Jim Morrison during his lifetime due to his death three
months after the album's release. L.A. Woman peaked
at #9 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

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The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat) - The Doors (1971)

I wanna tell you 'bout Texas radio and the big beat
Comes out of the Virginia swamps, cool and slow
With rugged precision
The back beat narrow and hard to master
Some call it heavenly in its brilliance
Others, mean and rueful of the Western dream
I love the friends I have gathered together on this thin raft
We have constructed pyramids in honor of our escaping
This is the land where the Pharaoh die

The Negroes in the forest, brightly feathered
They are saying, forget the night
Live with us in forests of azure
Out here in the perimeter, there are no stars
Out here we is stoned, immaculate

Now listen to this, and I'll tell you 'bout the heartache
I'll tell you 'bout the heartache and the, loss of God
I'll tell you 'bout the hopeless night
The meager food for souls forgot
I'll tell you 'bout the maiden with wrought iron soul

I'll tell you this, no eternal reward will forgive us now
For wasting the dawn

I'll tell you 'bout Texas Radio and the Big Beat
Soft driven, slow and mad, like some new language

Now listen to this and I'll tell you about the Texas
I'll tell you about the Texas radio
I'll tell you 'bout the hopeless night
Wandering the western dream
Tell you about the maiden with wrought iron soul


Songwriters: Jim Morrison and The Doors

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