looking for the name of a song i heard long ago about a soup stone?

Question

some of the words in the song were "wonderful wonderful soupstone.?"
it's about a person who remembers growing up and his mother putting a stone into her soup when she made it--the same stone used over and over...and on occasion they didn't have any money to buy a meat stock, she just added the stone......for flavor..it is a nice song...any nhelp?

Answer 1

Dr. Hook Wonderful Soup-Stone, from Sylvia's Mother (1971), with lyrics by children's poet Shel Silverstein. It goes like this:
"Hanging from a string in my momma's kitchen, back in the hard-time days
Was a little old stone 'bout the size of an apple - it was smooth and worn and grey
There wasn't much food in my momma's kitchen, so whenever things got tight
Momma'd boil up some water, put in the stone and say, 'Let's have some soup tonight'
And I swear you could taste the chicken and tomato and the noodles and the marrowbone
But it really wasn't nothin' but some water and potatoes, and the wonderful, wonderful soup-stone.
It had been in the family for a whole lotta years so we knew it was a nourishing thing
And I remember momma as she stirred it in the water, and we could all hear her sing
'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 all right'
Chorus

So it carried us through the darkenin' days 'til finally the sunshine came
And the soup-stone started into gathering dust, but it hung there just the same
And ever since then the food's been plenty, but every now and then I find That momma in the kitchen with the wonderful soup-stone drifts across my mind
And again I can taste the chicken and tomato, and the noodles and the marrowbone
But it really wasn?t nothin? but some water and potatoes, and the wonderful, wonderful soup-stone."
Great appreciation to mystery writer Jill McGown (www.jillmcgown.com), who came up with the song, the history, the lyrics, everything


CUTE SONG, HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE BEST ANSWER!

Answer 2

DR. HOOK The Wonerful Soup Stone

Answer 3

try this; the classic book was by Marcia Brown, I believe.