Put Your Big Toe In The Milk Of Human Kindness

Put your big toe in the milk of human kindness
Have you ever seen the like of this mankind?
If a boy or girl is cute, we simply shoot to starry heights
Any maybe, any might

But always so capricious, in the face of wonder we're suspicious
And though we came from frogs and fishes
Our taste is far from fine
Put your big toe in the milk of human kindness

Put your big toe in the milk of human kindness
Have you ever seen the like of this mankind?
You take the Himalayas, you'll take Manhattan's finest mountain top
He wouldn't change his whiskey sour for any bitter crop

But always so contrary, from Father Christmas to the Virgin Mary
And though the moments of belief
Fly by before you find if you'd just unhand your mind
Put your big toe in the milk of human kindness

But always so contrary, from Father Christmas to the Virgin Mary
And though the moments of belief
Fly by before you find if you'd just unhand your mind
Put your big toe in the milk of human kindness

Put Your Big Toe In The Milk Of Human Kindness
Written by	Declan MacManus
Performed by	Rob Wasserman with Elvis Costello & Marc Ribot
Produced by	Rob Wasserman
Musicians	Elvis Costello - vocal, acoustic guitar Marc Ribot - acoustic guitar Rob Wasserman - electric upright bass
Recorded	late 1990-early 1991, Ocean Way, Los Angeles
Released	February 14, 1994
Albums	Rob Wasserman - Trios, 1994 Mighty Like A Rose (Rhino reissue), 2002
Length	4:07

First known performance:
November 4, 1986, Stockholm, Sweden
Last known performance:
April 24, 1987, Oswego, NY
(24 known performances)

Alternate versions

Put Your Big Toe In The Milk Of Human Kindness (Demo)
Performed by	Elvis Costello
Musicians	Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Recorded	January 19, 1988, Eden Studios, London
Released	August 21, 2001
Albums	Spike (Rhino reissue), 2001
Length	3:13