Sweet Leaf

"Sweet Leaf" is a song by Black Sabbath from their 1971 album Master of Reality. The song, a hymn to recreational marijuana use, got its title from a packet of cigarettes bassist Geezer Butler bought in Dublin that claimed the tobacco was "the sweet leaf". The song begins with a tape loop of guitarist Tony Iommi coughing after taking a rough toke on a joint.

[Intro] [Verse 1] Alright now Won't you listen? When I first met you, didn't realize I can't forget you or your surprise You introduced me to my mind And left me wanting you and your kind Oh, yeah! [Verse 2] I love you Oh, you know it My life was empty, forever on a down Until you took me, showed me around My life is free now, my life is clear I love you, sweet leaf Though you can't hear Oh, yeah! [Instrumental Bridge] [Verse 3] Come on now Try it out Straight people don't know What you're about They put you down and shut you out You gave to me a new belief And soon the world Will love you, sweet leaf Oh, yeah, baby! [Outro] Come on now! Oh, yeah! Try me out, baby! Alright! Oh, yeah-ah I want you part of this sweet leaf Oh, yeah! Alright, yeah, yeah, yeah Oh-oh, try me out I love you, sweet leaf, oh