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
Hanging from a string
In my momma's kitchen
Back in the hard time days
Was a little old stone
About the size of an apple
It was smooth and worn and gray
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 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 will be all right
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
So it carried us all
Through the darkening days
Till finally the sunshine came
And the soup stone started
In a gathering 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
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