Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Banquet, artist - Lani Hall
Date of issue: 31.12.1974
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 |