Banquet Lyrics

Banquet lyrics

Some get the gravy, some get the gristle

Some get the marrow bone

Some get nothing though there's plenty to spare

Some watch the paint
peel, some watch their kids grow

Some watch their stocks and bonds

Waiting for that big deal American Dream



Took my dream down by
the sea

Sailing yachts and lobster pots and sunshine

Logs and sails
and shell oil pails

Down where the waterskiers glide



Some
turn to Elvis, some turn to Africa

Some turn to rambling round

For
a clean sky and a drinking stream

Who let the greedy in ?

Who left
the needy out ?

Who made the salty sea ?

Tell them we're hungry for
a sweeter fare



Took my dream down by the sea

Sailing yachts
and lobster pots and sunshine

Logs and sails and shell oil pails

Down where the waterskiers glide



Some get the gravy, some get
the gristle

Some get the marrow bone

Some get nothing though
there's plenty to spare

Some watch the paint peel, some watch their kids
grow

Some watch their stocks and bonds

Waiting for that big deal
American Dream