(Heaton/Rotheray)
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This table has four sturdy legs
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And a heart of very near wild oak
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When others would have screamed out loud my friend
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This one never even spoke
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I've been sat upon, I've been spat upon
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I've been treated like a bed
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Been carried like a stretcher,
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when someone thinks they're dead
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I've been dined upon, I've been wined upon
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I've been taken for a fool
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Taken for a desk,
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when they should have been at school
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This table's been pushed against the door
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When tempers, well tempers flare at night
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Banged upon with knuckles clenched my friend
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When someone thinks that they are right
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I've been sat upon, I've been spat upon
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I've been treated like a bed
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Been carried like a stretcher,
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when someone thinks they're dead
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I've been dined upon, I've been wined upon
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I've been taken for a fool
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Taken for a desk,
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when they should have been at school
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Tables only turn when tables learn
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Put me on a bonfire, watch me burn
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Treat me with some dignity, don't treat me like a slave
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Or I'll turn into the coffin in your grave
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I've been sat upon, I've been spat upon
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I've been treated like a bed
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Been carried like a stretcher,
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when someone thinks they're dead
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I've been dined upon, I've been wined upon
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I've been taken for a fool
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Taken for a desk,
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when they should have been at school
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Tables only turn when tables learn
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Put me on a bonfire, watch me burn
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Treat me with some dignity, don't treat me like a slave
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Or I'll turn into the coffin in your grave
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The Table
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| The Beautiful South |
