A D F A
At the plate staring and
G A# D
He's left with so much on the side
A# D
If it comes alive
Eb A# F C
Shift with spoony fork and knife
Eb A# G D F
Break it, walk, safety away from strife
A D F A G
Kind and cutlery finds a pea
A# D
And punctures with a hole
A# D Eb
All the dinners roll
A# F C Eb A#
Into the safety bowl for feasts of reason
G D F
And the flow of soul
A F A A# D A# D
Bins the bowl as he says
Eb A# F A#
"Falsehoods and a man of straw
Eb A# G D F
Is all my eye and Betty Martin saw!"