They borrowed a table with one shaky leg
And lemons and sugar and water.
They turned on the hose
And they mixed up a keg
And the price was a buck and a quarter.
They sang, “Homemade lemonade. Not from concentrate.
Fresh squeezed, straight from trees.
It’s really, really great.”
Tatiana Smolensk on her way from ballet
Was all pliéd out in her tutu.
She leapt to the stand, did a pas de bourée,
“Tatiana needs beverage from you two.
But I have no pocket, unfortunately.”
“That’s okay, you can have it for free!” Homemade lemonade. Not from concentrate.
Fresh squeezed, straight from trees.
It’s really, really great.
A manhole flew open and out flew a man
In a wet suit, “I’ve come from Aruba.
I’m dry as a bone, can you help me?” “We can!”
And they poured it right into his scuba.
“But I have no pockets, unfortunately.”
“That’s okay, you can have it for free!” Homemade lemonade. Not from concentrate.
Fresh squeezed, straight from trees.
It’s really, really great.
The basketball champions pulled up in a bus,
“The last shot was ours and we sank it!”
They ordered up gallons and cheered,
“Yay for us!”
And they dribbled a lot as they drank it.
“But we have no pockets, unfortunately.”
“That’s okay, you can have it for free!” Homemade lemonade. Not from concentrate.
Fresh squeezed,
“Straight from trees.”
It’s really, really,
“Really, really great!”
Along came a prince
From his desert domain,
The size of Fort Knox, only richer.
“For a cup of your juice
I’d give half my terrain.
I’d part with it all for a pitcher.
And I have deep pockets,
As deep as the sea.”
“That’s okay, but unfortunately... No more lemonade.”
“That is okay, I’ll wait.”
So they made more lemonade.
“Thank you, this is great!”
Now Shirley and Sue
In their desert domain
Are the world’s biggest
Lemon importer.
They’re rich and they’re famous,
They’ve opened a chain
And the price is a buck and a quarter.
So if you should open
A lemonade stand,
Get out to the curb bright and early.
You might make lots of friends
And a few hundred grand
Just like our old friends
Sue and Shirley. Homemade lemonade.
Not from concentrate.
Fresh squeezed,
Straight from trees.
It’s really, really, really, really,
Really, really
Homemade lemonade.
Not from concentrate.
Fresh squeezed,
Straight from trees.
It’s really, really, really, really,
Really, really GREAT!
This song appears on Tom Chapin's In My Hometown CD.
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