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This was a song Williams and Ree (aka The Indian and the White guy) sang on a promotional video for south Dakota's department of Tourism which had the pair going from Sioux Falls to Mount Rushmore. While I've lost the video this song remains and I would like to share it.

Lyrics:

Hanging from a string
In Mama's Kit-chen
Back in the hard time days

Was a lil old stone
'bout the size of an apple
It was smooth, and worn, and grey

There wasn't much food
In Mama's Kit-chen
But whenever things got tight

Then Mom would boil up some water
And put in the stone and say
"Let's have some soup tonight"

And I swear you could taste
the chicken and tomatoes
and the noodles and the marrow bone

But it really wasn't nothin'
but some water and potatoes
and the wonderful, wonderful Soup stone

That soup stone been in the family
for a whole lot of years
we knew it was a nourishin' thing

I remember Mama
as she stirred it in the water
we could all hear her singin'

"It's a magical stone
and as long as we got it
we'll never have a hungry night.

Just add a little love
to the wonderful soup stone
and Everything will be alright..."

And I swear you could taste
the chicken and tomatoes
and the noodles and the marrow bone

But it really wasn't nothin'
but some water and potatoes
and the wonderful, wonderful soup stone

It carried us all
through the darkenin' days
'til finally the sunshine came

and the soup stone started
into gatherin' dust
but it hung there just the same.

And ever since then
the foods been a plenty,
but every now and then I find.

think about my Momma in the kitchen
with that wonderful soup stone
trips across my mind YEAH..

And Again I can Taste
the chicken and tomatoes
and the noodles and the marrow bone (I can see the water

boilin')

But it really wasn't nothin'
but some water and potatoes
and the wonderful, wonderful soup stone.

And again I can taste
the chicken and tomatoes
and the noodles and the marrow bone

But it really wasn't nothin'
but some water and potatoes
and the wonderful, wonderful soup stone...
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