Stony Ground Lyrics - Electric - Richard Thompson

Old Man Morris got it bad last week 

Fell for the widow from across the street 

She clipped him in the ear, she told him what's what 

But he couldn't keep his mind off her honey pot 

Silly old man with his teeth all gone 

Poking his nose where it don't belong 

She's a rose all right but she's got thorns 

Working on stony ground 

Lost his heart to Buxom Betty 

Throwing out the compliments like confetti 

Left and right, he threw them all around 

But everything was landed on stony ground 

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Silly old man with his teeth all gone 

Poking his nose where it don't belong 

She's a rose all right but she's got thorns 

Working on stony ground 

Widow's got a brother, henchman too 

A pair of gorillas from the London Zoo 

They call on Morris and they tell him what's what 

But he can't keep his mind off her honey pot 

Silly old man with his teeth all gone 

Poking his nose where it don't belong 

She's a rose all right but she's got thorns 

Working on stony ground 

Kicked him in the head, poked him in the eyes 

Shoved him in the gutter and there he lies 

Dripping with blood, dripping with snot 

But he's still dreaming of her you-know-what 

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Silly old man with his teeth all gone 

Poking his nose where it don't belong 

She's a rose all right but she's got thorns 

Working on stony ground 

Working on stony ground