The Wonderful Soup Stone

<br>(Shel Silverstein)<br><br>I swear you could taste the chicken and tomatoes<br>And the noodles and the marrowbone<br>But it really wasn`t nothing but some water and potatoes<br>And the wonderful, wonderful soupstone<br><br>Hanging from a string in my mama`s kitchen, back in the hard time days<br>Was a little ol` stone `bout the size of an apple, it was smooth and worn and grey<br>There wasn`t much food in my mama`s kitchen, so whenever things got tight<br>Mama boiled up some water, put in the stone and said &quot;Let`s have some soup tonight&quot;<br><br>And I swear you could taste the chicken and tomatoes<br>And the noodles and the marrowbone<br>But it really wasn`t nothing but some water and potatoes<br>And the wonderful, wonderful soupstone<br><br>It had been in the family for a whole lotta years, so we knew it was a nourishing thing<br>And I remember mama, as she stirred it in the water, and we could all hear her sing<br>&quot;Its a magical stone and as long as we got it, we`ll never have a hungry night<br>Just add a little love to the wonderful soupstone and everything will be alright&quot;<br><br>And I swear you could taste the chicken and tomatoes<br>And the noodles and the marrowbone<br>But it really wasn`t nothing but some water and potatoes<br>And the wonderful, wonderful soupstone<br><br>So it carried us all through the darkening days, `til finally the sunshine came<br>And the soupstone started into gathering dust, but it hung there just the same<br>And ever since then the food`s been plenty, but every now and then I find<br>That mama in the kitchen with the wonderful soupstone, drifts across my mind<br><br>And again I can taste the chicken and tomatoes<br>And the noodles and the marrowbone<br>But it really wasn`t nothing but some water and potatoes<br>And the wonderful, wonderful soupstone<br><br>And again I can taste the chicken and tomatoes<br>And the noodles and the marrowbone<br>But it really wasn`t nothing but some water and potatoes<br>And the wonderful, wonderful soupstone<br><br>(c)1972 Tro-Essex Music Ltd.