Musical Chairs *

Well musical chairs is the game we shall play
And while you did dance he took one more away
Ah, the fewer the chairs will put us to the test
I hope you like dance 'cause there's no place to rest

Can't you see that I tired and I wanna sit down
And there's no place to sit but the dusty old ground
And I'm looking at you my friend sitting right there
Well you better get out cause I'm taking your chair

So who's taking the chairs
To the side of the room
While all of us dance to the beat of his tune
And who pays the band
While we dance we don't see
That the man who takes chairs takes them from you and me

I caught a glimpse of the man who has paid for the tune
As he moves one more chair to his side of the room
And I'm too busy dancing and it's so hard to see
But I think he's got two dozen more chairs than me

Well the man surely must have more chairs than he'll need
And our feet are so raw that they're starting to bleed
So here we are fightin' for a third of a chair
And we don't seem to notice the man over there

We're cold and we're hungry and still here we stand
And where have the chairs gone and who pays the band
Well the piper is paid by the man over there
And the tune that is played is called "Give one more chair"

So let's stop the band that is playing the tune
And let's redistribute the chairs 'round the room
Cause you that there is enough chairs to go 'round
We can get up and dance and afterward sit down

Lyrics by Stephen Goodfellow 1998