Written by: Shel Silverstein
I swear you could taste the chicken and tomatoes
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 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'd been in the family for a whole lot of 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'll never have a hungry night. Just add a little love
To the wonderful soup stone, And everything will be alright."
And I swear we 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
'Till finally the sunshine came and the soup stone
Started a'gathering dust, but it hung there just the same.
Ever since then, Lord, the food's been plenty, but every now and then
I find that momma in the kitchen and the wonderful soup stone
Drifts across my mind.
And again I 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.
We were nourished by the wonderful soup stone.
Oh, the wonderful wonderful soup stone.
I swear you could taste the chicken and tomatoes
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 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'd been in the family for a whole lot of 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'll never have a hungry night. Just add a little love
To the wonderful soup stone, And everything will be alright."
And I swear we 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
'Till finally the sunshine came and the soup stone
Started a'gathering dust, but it hung there just the same.
Ever since then, Lord, the food's been plenty, but every now and then
I find that momma in the kitchen and the wonderful soup stone
Drifts across my mind.
And again I 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.
We were nourished by the wonderful soup stone.
Oh, the wonderful wonderful soup stone.