Man to woman He says, "Coils around feathers and talons on scales ... Our serpents love the whisky bars You're a coward against the altitude- And a country road come off the wall But the split tongue spirit laughed at me Of some duality No matter which route home we take You and I. Reckless brazen in the play He says, "Wind in the Wings ..." You and I The serpent fighting for blind desire Self indulgence to self denial A split tongue spirit talks And put me at the top of your danger list
The eagle and the serpent are at war in me Don Juan's Reckless Daughter has a unique cast within Mitchell's career - it's a set of songs that, moreso than any other of her albums, denies any ease of entry, or ease of identification. There is danger and education

You're a coward against the flesh- Down and shaken when I think I lose Of your changing traffic lights And we'll go down to the beads of guile Crawl and fly Or what we forsake I nearly broke down and cried

Of restless multiplicity Puffed up and strutting when I think I win Much of the album is experimental, but especially so are: "Overture," played with six simultaneous guitars, some in different tunings from others, with vocal echo effects; "The Tenth World," an extended-length instrumental of Latin percussion; and "Dreamland," which features only percussion and voices (including Chaka Khan). It was just plane shadow to train shadow Noble as a nickel chief Given some wisdom and a lot of jive! Snakes in the grass Off the farms and the streets Before the first snowflakes sail Restless for the likes of reckless me As we siphon the colored language I touched you on the central plains He says, "Big bird dragging its tail in the dust ... He talks to mother earth to father sky I'm Don Juan's reckless daughter I came out two days on your tail Those two bald-headed days in November Before the first snowflakes sail Out on the vast and subtle plains of mystery the home of the brave and the free But didn't I see a neon sign "Snakes along the railroad tracks." Over virgin wilderness Lahm, David (from "More Jazz Takes on Joni Mitchell" - 2001)

Restless for home and routine

Those two bald-headed days in November Gravel under the belly plates ..." You and I Coward-slinking down the hall They love the romance of the crime I come from open prairie Out on the vast and subtle plains of mystery And swoop down at the crowd at the bar Restless sweeps like fire and rain Reckless this time on the line for yes, yes, yes! to another restless night Fester on your hotel blind It prowls like hookers and thieves And we are twins of spirit But to me it was skin to skin Coward-caught between yes and no As we center behind the eight ball What strange prizes these battles bring It was plane to train my twin Guitar tablature by Mark Domyancich and Howard Wright; Lead sheet by Lucas Pickford; Don Juan's Reckless Daughter has been recorded by one other artist. There are rivets up here in this eagle Through bolt locked tenements And it howled so spooky for its eagle soul (Oh say can you see), Restless for streets and honky tonks Striking up an old juke box We're going to come up to the eyes of clarity He says, "Eagles in jet trails ..." He says, "Your serpent cannot be denied." Last night the ghosts of my old ideas We are all hopelessly oppressed cowards Behind my bolt locked door

Scales to feathers Reran on channel five Lyrics to "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter" by JONI MITCHELL: I'm Don Juan's reckless daughter / I came out two days on your tail / Those two bald-headed days in November / Before the first snowflakes sail / Out on the vast and subtle plains of mystery / A split tongue spirit talks / Noble as a nickel chief / … These hectic joys-these weary blues

Just for being so much like you are! Eagles in the sky It offers little as clear as the cartographies of the heart that mark Blue and Hejira, nor The Hissing Of Summer Lawns' psychogeography of the modern city. Here in Good-Old-God-Save-America You and I I came out two days on your tail And he says: Restless for country-safety-and her The eagle for clarity In living out such a reckless life style Snake kite flying on a string.". The spirit talks in spectrums Joni Mitchell: Reckless Daughter (Radio New Zealand: Nine to Noon, 2019) Guitar Transcriptions of Don Juan's Reckless Daughter. I'm Don Juan's reckless daughter There are box cars down there on your snake As we rock between the sheets