Shipley posted the clip to his Youtube account in 2007 (see below - lolololo), and ever since that moment, he says he's been trying to find a way to stop the automatic notifications that come in every time a comment is left on the video's page. They finally found a woman in Branson, Missouri who had one. 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.' Brewer and Shipley spent 35 years trying to find the performance. In 1971 the song was performed on the Lawrence Welk Show by the wholesome-looking couple Gail Farrell and Dick Dale, who clearly had NO clue what a toke was. And right on the spot, we just started singing, 'One toke over the line, sweet Jesus,' and that was about it then we went onstage.'Some radio stations refused to play this song because of the drug references, but not everyone got this meaning. I remember it as 'not' I think Michael remembers it as 'yes.' And he started to sing to what I was playing, and I chimed in and boom, we had the line.'Д«rewer also remembers the occasion. Shipley recounts in The Vinyl Dialogues, 'I go out of the dressing room - I'm also a banjo player, but I didn't have one, so I was playing my guitar - and Michael (Brewer) came in and I said, 'Jesus, Michael, I'm one toke over the line.' And to be perfect honest, I don't remember if Michael was with me when I took that hit or not. He ignored the advice and instead took three. Shipley reports that he was given a block of hash and told to take two hits.

The band was playing the show because, in seeking to escape the LA music scene, they started a tour of their Midwest homelands. The incident that sparked this song happened at the Vanguard in Kansas City, Missouri. They continue to perform, both separately and together, usually in the Midwest of the USA. They had two other singles on the Billboard charts: 'Tarkio Road' (1970) and 'Shake Off The Demon' (1971). Their greatest commercial success was the song ' One Toke Over the Line' from their 1970 album Tarkio. They were known for their intricate guitar work, vocal harmonies, and socially conscious lyrics which reflected the concerns of their generation - especially the Vietnam War, and the struggles for personal and political freedom. Never thought I'd agree with Lawrence Welk, but this is a spiritual.YOU CAN PLAY IN THE SAME KEY AS THE FIRST VIDEO IN GCEA TUNING!Д«rewer & Shipley are an American folk rock duo who enjoyed their peak success in the late 1960s through the 1970s, consisting of singer-songwriters Mike Brewer (born in 1944) and Tom Shipley (born in 1941). and he's ready for the train to take him home. With his eyes open, by golly, he can see The Way. Now he's back with a renewed faith and a glad heart.

He experienced life, probably good and bad. The singer strayed from faith and religion 'a country mile' (a long way). The 'Joy' and the 'Pain' that his 'momma said' is, I think, teachings, stories and hardships learned from the Bible.easy to read.hard to obey.

In the first line, second verse, again he's talking to Jesus when he says, 'Who do you love, hope it's me' And at some point everyone who believes in God says 'I can be better, I'll change.' This is the next line, 'I've bin a changin', as you can plainly see'. In the 5th line, he's talking to 'sweet Mary'. Obviously in this case, 'home' is heaven. In the first line, he is waiting for the train to take him home.he's talking to 'sweet Jesus'. General CommentI think this song is talking about the end of life.ready for death to come and take you away. I met all the girls and loved myself a fewД®nded by surprise like everything else I've been throughДon't you just know I waitin' for the train that goes home sweet Mary I'm waitin' for the train that goes home sweet Mary Now I'm one toke over the line sweet Jesus If I should choose to make a part of me, surely strike me dead I felt the joy and I learned about the pain that my momma said I've bin a changin', as you can plainly see Awaitin' for the train that goes home, sweet Mary