Does anyone know what Arthur Russell is singing at the beginning of "Tone Bone Kone?"

October 6, 2007 9:50 AM

Does anyone know what Arthur Russell is singing at the beginning of "Tone Bone Kone?" I love the sound of that opening and feel a strong attachment to it but I have no idea what he is saying.

So here is what I can hear when I listen to it (the parts in italics are the parts I don't understand... obviously):

"I'm so happy that I met you and blah blah blah blah you seeing you giving me blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah tone....

posted by Bengston to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

i think i've at least got a little further in the first part
i'm so happy that i met you and came to find...
posted by noloveforned at 11:02 AM on October 6, 2007

. . . and it sounds like "you ga - ave me good advice . . ." shortly thereafter.

Great tune, but given that the refrain is "tone bone kone," attempting to make sense of the lyrics may be a pointless exercise!
posted by Dee Xtrovert at 2:06 PM on October 6, 2007

i'm so happy that i met you and came to find
this evening you gave me good advice
and more and then
oh,
tone bone kone

?
posted by brautigan at 6:21 AM on October 7, 2007