Carole King — The Ballad of Chicken Soup

[Verse 1] Today our dear friend Chicken soup This very ordinary day Boiled up a pot of Chicken soup And swallowed it away [Chorus] A-lack! A-day! O woe! Oy vey! He swallowed it away! Now listen to what I'm gonna say [Verse 2] A little bone, a bitty thing No bigger than my pinky— He swallowed hot From out that pot In quicker than a winky [Bridge] He gulped that soup Let out a whoop! And fell down croaking On the stoop And he choked! And he sagged! And he smothered! And he gagged! And he let out a scream! And he let out a moan! [Verse 3] Then he cried 'Cause he died From choking on a bone On such an ordinary day Like today [Chorus] A-lack! A-day! O woe! Oy vey! On an ordinary day Chicken soup passed away!