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Now, some folks claim
I never shut my trap,
when you get me started
with the remedy rap.
I love the flower remedies,
I really want to share.
And when you hear about 'em,
I know you're gonna care.
It all started in England
in the 1930s,
when Dr. Bach noticed
that people were hurting.
He looked for a solution.
The man was so kind.
He finally found out
illness starts in the mind.
He didn't like medicine,
he hated pills.
Something new was needed,
so he took to the hills.
He wandered through the fields
for hours and hours.
The solution he sought,
he found in the flowers
The thirty eight plants
that Edward Bach picked
make up the basis
of his remedy kit.
They're a real big help,
and I know you're gonna love 'em.
The trouble is,
there's so many of 'em.
To learn the descriptions
so you don't forget,
I'll do them in the order
of the alphabet.
AGRIMONY:
When you hide your feelings
from the other guys,
but deep down inside,
you'd really like to die,
You grin and act like
it's all okay,
You need Agrimony
to make the ache go away.
ASPEN: The aspen trees,
they quiver and quake,
And the remedy helps
if your hands shake,
and you don't know why,
but you're all up tight.
Get yourself some Aspen,
and you'll sleep at night.
BEECH: If imperfection bugs you,
makes you stew all day,
and you wish that all creation
would do things your way,
and even The Almighty
could learn a thing or two,
then Beech will help you see
that the problem is you.
BEECH, BEECH, BEECH,
ALL YOU DO IS BEECH.
BEECH, BEECH, BEECH
ALL YOU DO IS BEECH.
BEECH, BEECH, BEECH
ALL YOU DO IS BEECH.
CENTAURY: If you're feeling kinda bad
at the things friends do--
these people take advantage,
they don't consider you,
while you're bending over backwards,
can't do enough to please,
you need about three bottles
of CEN--TAU--RY.
CERATO: When there's lots of things
that you can't decide,
and you're always asking others
to be your guide.
You've got no trust
in the things you know,
get your confidence back
with CER-A-TO.
CHERRY PLUM: Afraid you'll lose your mind
or the day will come
when you blow someone else
to Kingdom Come?
If you do things you know
are really dumb
and harmful to yourself,
suck on Cherry Plum.
CHESTNUT BUD:
They make the same mistakes
over and over,
they're not getting smarter,
though they're sure getting older.
Experience is the best teacher,
but not for this kind.
They need Chestnut Bud
to quit being so blind.
CHICORY:
I forgot to take my Chicory,
isn't that a crime?
so I want all of your attention,
I want it all the time.
I'll take on all your problems,
I'll handle them for you,
but only if I'm crucial
to everything you do.
YES, MOTHER.
YES, MOTHER.
YES, MOTHER.
CLEMATIS: If it's been suspected
that you use dope,
'cause you're living in a dream world,
and you exist on hope.
About the world around you,
you couldn't care less.
Clematis is the flower,
or I miss my guess.
Of the Bach remedies,
we've only done eight,
but already we'll bet
that you can relate.
You want to take them all?
Well, it's not too late.
But there's more to come,
so don't agitate,
hold off and listen
to all 38.
CRAB APPLE:
Bach never read John Bradshaw,
he never heard the name.
He beat him by six decades
in picking up on shame.
Crab Apple was Bach's gift
to those who feel unclean,
who feel dirty, self-disgusted,
tainted or obscene.
ELM: Hard workers with lots of
capabilities
are always given lots of
responsibilities.
The day finally comes
when they're overwhelmed.
Their strength comes back
if you give them Elm.
GENTIAN: Some negative types
that I could mention
could get a whole new outlook
if they'd just take Gentian.
They've had some major setbacks,
and a loss or two,
and now they're pessimistic
about everything they do.
GORSE:
When you've tried so many things
as a matter of course
and nothing ever worked,
you will need some Gorse.
It wipes out despair
and hopelessness
so you can try again
'til you reach success.
HEATHER: Folks who sap your strength
when you're together
stop being self-obsessed
when you give them Heather.
They begin to get a life
and they make new friends,
'cause they're much more fun to be with
when their bitching ends.
HOLLY: There's nothing worse
than the mental state
of those who want revenge
and are full of hate.
These surly folks
would soon be jolly
If they took
six weeks of Holly.
HONEYSUCKLE: Now there are those who love
to live in the past,
dreamin' 'bout the old times.
Too bad they didn't last!
The trouble is,
we have to live in the present.
So Honeysuckle helps
to make it much more pleasant.
HORNBEAM: When you're all wiped out,
you've overworked your brain
but you don't work out,
there's just too much strain.
You can't face the day,
even coffee won't fix'er.
Here's some good news:
Hornbeam's your elixir.
IMPATIENS:
Now patience is a virtue, or so they say,
It's easy to be patient when things go your way.
But some of us lack it--we get so riled
at fools and slowpokes--even at a child.
Well, if you're like that, listen to this rhyme.
Impatiens will help, but it takes some time.
Chill out and use it, keep that bottle full,
'till you find that you're mellow and affable.
I don't mean to imply
that it's all clover,
you just pop some drops
and your troubles are over.
Nope, it's not like that.
You still have to work,
Reiki can help,
So can body work,
You may need to talk it out,
and you cannot shirk
your responsibilities
for your own healing
of your abilities.
No, that would be stealing.
But when you use these drops,
it goes a lot better.
Your consciousness grows,
and you shake off the fetters
of your old patterns,
'cause you come to see
that your thoughts are prisons
and you get free.
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Yes, you get free.
Listen to me.
Yes, you get free.
Listen to me.
Yes, you get free.
Listen to me.
If you've got that straight,
let's keep on going.
Don't pay to hesitate
when the lines are flowing.
LARCH:
If you ever meet a Larch type,
these are fearful souls,
they feel they can do nothing
so they set no goals.
They feel that they are failures,
they're afraid to even try.
Larch would give them backbone
to take their place in the sky.
MIMULUS:
When you're scared of many things,
but it's quite specific,
instead of terrified,
you will feel terrific,
if you stock up on Mimulus,
you won't feel so shy.
You'll find you're getting bolder
as the days go by.
MUSTARD: When depression drops
like a cloud from the sky,
you don't know where it came from,
and you don't know why.
You don't know how to cure it,
or how long it's gonna stay.
If you take Mustard,
it'll help it go away.
We hope you've liked
this little song.
There's been a lot of verses,
and it's getting kinda long.
Hang in there now,
there's more on tap,
but you're gonna learn a lot
from the Remedy Rap.
OAK: It's been a hard life,
though you don't complain,
you keep right on plodding,
but now you're in pain.
Long struggles wear down
hearty folk.
Restore your strength
with the mighty Oak.
OLIVE:
You've been working hard
for a good long while.
You're feeling so beat,
you can't even smile.
Olive's for exhaustion
of the body and mind,
for stress or for illness
of the chronic kind.
PINE:
If you're full of guilt,
'til it makes you squirm,
If you feel like a louse,
you feel like a worm,
you'll learn what to do
when you take Pine.
You'll make your amends,
and you'll feel just fine.
RED CHESTNUT:
Red Chestnut's the thing
for the kind of mother
who loves her kids
but she tends to smother.
In any situation,
she expects the worst,
and her children wish
she'd take Chestnut first.
ROCK ROSE:
When you're scared to death,
and your world is rocking,
to smooth it out,
make it all less shocking,
the best thing to use
when you feel frantic
is Bach's Rock Rose
to cure the panic.
ROCK WATER:
Rock Water may be needed
if you overwork,
you never take a day off,
and you never shirk.
Now, don't you be a martyr.
Give yourself a break.
You'll find yourself relaxing,
when the Rock you take.
SCLERANTHUS:
Some people swing from
extreme to extreme,
and hearing them dither
makes you want to scream.
Can't make a decision,
so they stew and fuss.
They'll make up their minds
with Scleranthus.
STAR OF BETHLEHEM:
If you had a bad shock
or been in a jam,
for the aftereffects--
Star of Bethlehem.
It does not matter
how long ago
the incident happened,
you will let go.
SWEET CHESTNUT:
Life's never been bleaker,
and you can't go on,
it seems so hopeless,
it seems all wrong.
In the dark night
of the soul,
Sweet Chestnut
will make you whole.
Are you starting to think
that Dr. Bach
had chestnut on the brain?
Well, prepare for a shock.
There's one more chestnut
before we're through.
I guess he felt chestnut
would take care of you.
VERVAIN: If you're hot under the collar
about a cause or three,
you want to scream and holler,
at all that misery.
Preaching doesn't change things.
When injustice gives you pain,
your acts are more effective
when you take some Vervain.
VINE: Vine types cling
to their authority
Thank God they're not
in the majority.
They think they know
What's good for the whole,
until a course of Vine
stops that need to control.
WALNUT: When your life's about
to make a new start,
you've got to do it
but you don't have the heart.
Of course, change is hard,
but you'll adjust well
if you take Walnut
from the starting bell.
WATER VIOLET:
Water Violet people are gifted,
yet they seem aloof,
like they don't need others,
but it's not the truth.
The best healers and teachers
in all of creation
still need companions
to end their isolation.
WHITE CHESTNUT:
The same old thoughts
The same old thoughts
The same old thoughts
go 'round in your brain
round in your
round in your
in your brain in your brain in your brain.
You don't know why they do it.
It's just such a drain.
You worry and worry
you stay in a stew
White Chestnut stops thoughts
that are troubling you.
WILD OAT: If you can't seem to settle
on your vocation,
even after years
of endless cogitation,
you have so many talents,
you can't decide on one,
Wild Oat will help you find
your place in the sun.
WILD ROSE: When it's been so darned bad
for so darned long,
that you've finally given up,
though you know it's wrong.
You won't make an effort,
you don't even care,
Wild Rose turns you 'round
so you do your share.
WILLOW: Willow types are so bitter
about what's been done,
they feel they got a raw deal,
and it's never any fun
to listen to them rave
and do their victim rap.
They don't see resentment
as a poison trap.
RESCUE REMEDY: Now, Rescue Remedy is a special blend.
Its applications never come to an end.
Use it in any crisis or emergency,
in situations stretching to infinity.
It's been tested in peace and tested in war.
You can even buy it now in the grocery store.
Rescue Remedy has so much clout, it
pays not to leave the house without it.
This song's not meant
to be comprehensive.
To tell you everything
would be too extensive.
The remedies are a subject
you could keep learning
for the rest of your lives.
We only meant to be turning
you on to this tool
that we hold so dear,
but you'd be a fool
if you stopped here.
The Bach Flower kit
was just the beginning.
There's so many kits now,
your head would be spinning
if we named them all.
There's a world of flowers.
The remedies go on
for hours and hours.
If we started with them,
where would we stop?
we'd just keep rapping
until we dropped.
So let's say hooray for Dr. Bach,
and I'll catch you later alligator
with some new kids on the block.
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