Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Banquet , by - Joni Mitchell. Release date: 28.10.2012
Song language: English
Banquet |
| Come to the dinner gong |
| The table is laden high |
| Fat bellies and hungry little ones |
| Tuck your napkins in |
| And take your share |
| Some get the gravy |
| And some get the gristle |
| Some get the marrow bone |
| And some get nothing |
| Though there’s plenty to spare |
| I took my share down by the sea |
| Paper plates and javex bottles on the tide |
| Seagulls come down |
| And they squawk at me |
| Down where the water-skiers glide |
| Some turn to jesus |
| And some turn to heroin |
| Some turn to rambling round |
| Looking for a clean sky |
| And a drinking stream |
| Some watch the paint peel off |
| Some watch their kids grow up |
| Some watch their stocks and bonds |
| Waiting for that big deal |
| American dream |
| I took my dream down by the sea |
| Yankee yachts and lobster pots and sunshine |
| And logs and sails |
| And shell oil pails |
| Dogs and tugs and summertime |
| Back in the banquet line |
| Angry young people crying |
| Who let the greedy in |
| And who left the needy out |
| Who made this salty soup |
| Tell him we’re very hungry now |
| For a sweeter fare |
| In the cookie I read |
| Some get the gravy |
| And some get the gristle |
| Some get the marrow bone |
| And some get nothing |
| Though there’s plenty to spare |