Stony Ground - Richard Thompson

Old Man Morris got it bad last week

Fell for the widow from across the street

She clipped him in the ear and 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 landed on stony ground

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

Tehey kicked him in the head, they 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

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

But you’re working on stony ground

Stony ground, stony ground, stony ground, stony ground …