The Wonderful Soup Stone lyrics by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
I swear you could tastethe chicken and tomatoes
and the noodles
and the marrow bone
But it really wasn't nothing
but some water and potatoes
and the wonderful,
wonderful soup stone
Hanging from a string
in my momma's kitchen
back in the hard~time days
Was a little old stone
'bout the size of an apple
It was smooth and worn and grey
There wasn't much food
in my momma's kitchen
so whenever things got tight
Momma'd boil up some water,
put in the stone and say
'Let's have some soup tonight'
And I swear you could taste
the chicken and tomatoes
and the noodles
and the marrow bone
But it really wasn't nothing
but some water and potatoes
and the wonderful,
wonderful soup stone
It had been in the family
for a whole lotta years
so we knew it was
a nourishing thing
And I remember momma
as she stirred it in the water
and we could all hear her sing
'It's a magical stone
and as long as we got it,
we will never have a hungry night
Just add a little love
to the wonderful soup stone
and everything will be all right'
And I swear you could taste
the chicken and tomatoes
and the noodles
and the marrow bone
But it really wasn't nothing
but some water and potatoes
and the wonderful,
wonderful soup stone
So it carried us all
through the darkening days
'til finally the sunshine came
And the soup stone, it started
into gathering dust
but it hung there just the same
And ever since then
the food's been plenty,
but every now and then I find
that momma in the kitchen
with the wonderful soup stone
drifts across my mind
And again I can taste
the chicken and tomatoes
and the noodles
and the marrow bone
But it really wasn�t nothing
but some water and potatoes
and the wonderful,
wonderful soup stone
And again I can taste
the chicken and tomatoes
and the noodles
and the marrow bone
But it really wasn�t nothing
but some water and potatoes
and the wonderful,
wonderful soup stone
