I swear you could taste the chicken
And tomatoes
And the noodles and the marrow bone
But it really wasn't nothin'
But some water and potatoes
And the wonderful wonderful soup stone
Hangin' from a string in my momma's kitchen
Back in the hard time days
Was a little ol' stone 'bout the size of an apple
It was smooth and worn and gray
There wadn'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 wadn't nothin'
But some water and potatoes
And the wonderful wonderful soup stone
It'd 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'll never have a hungry night
Just add a little love to the wonderful soup stone
And everything'll be all right
And I swear you could taste the chicken and tomatoes
And the noodles and the marrow bone
But it really wadn't nothin'
But some water and potatoes
And the wonderful wonderful soup stone
So it carried us all through the darkenin' days
Till finally the sunshine came
And the soup stone started in a gatherin' dust
But it hung there just the same
But ever since then Lord the food's been plenty
And ever now and then I find
That momma in the kitchen
And the wonderful soup stone
Drifts across my mind
And again I'd taste
Taste the chicken and tomatoes
And the noodles and the marrow bone
But it really wadn't nothin'
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
The Wonderful Soup Stone - Bobby Bare
