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Boot Soup Lyrics by Tanglefoot

Dance Like Flames

2006

A gold rush town
And I, the bishop
Preaching to the schoolmarms and the drunks
The swaggering gamblers, the men on the trapline
I've quoted scripture to a grizzly more than once

I make the rounds
On Thursdays it's the ladies
For small talk and Darjeeling tea
Served up on silver, an array of fine cheeses
Society's bishop--that's me!

Chorus:
Ooh Bishop with your voice like a cello
Tell us once again what it's like to be a man
Hungry, lost and alone
Yearning for the comforts of home
Yearning for the pleasures--
Of home

Crumpets in hand, I begin to regale
How I once lost my way in a winter's gale
Pretty faces like saucers surround me, intent on my
Sorrowful tale

Socked in for days
Big storm on the trapline
And supplies looking rather spare
A couple of crusts, a twist of tobacco
Not a squirrel to be had; not a hare

My sealskin boots
And the rawhide laces
Were starting to look rather good to me
I scraped them, I boiled them, I stewed them for hours...
"Dear Bishop," said the ladies, "More tea?"

Chorus:
Ooh Bishop with your voice like a cello
(Perhaps just... half a cup)
Tell us once again what it's like to be a man
Hungry, lost and alone
Yearning for the comforts of home
Yearning for the pleasures--

Even in the best of circles
Moist leather has its appeal
Vicar'ous thrills for Victorian damsels
Boot soup makes a wonderful meal

Chorus:
Ooh Bishop with your voice like a cello
Tell us once again what it's like to be a man
Hungry, lost and alone
Yearning for the comforts of home
Yearning for the pleasures--
Ooh Bishop with your voice like a cello
Tell us once again what it's like to be a man
(Exhilarating!)
Hungry, lost and alone
Yearning for the comforts of home
Yearning for the pleasures--
Of home

(It's good to be back)
Credits
Tanglefoot

Tanglefoot

About “Boot Soup” by Tanglefoot

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"Boot Soup" is credited to Tanglefoot. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Boot Soup" appears on "Dance Like Flames" in 2006.

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