Tommy Goldsmith © 2002 Saxapahaw Music
inspired by Mary Johnson MacMillan Goldsmith
We’ll put the big pot in the little one
People gather ‘round, we’re gonna have some fun
There’ll be food enough for everyone
If we put the big pot in the little one
Something that my mama always used to say
When people unexpectedly came by to stay
Whisking up a meal from what we had on hand
Acting that’s the way we always had it planned
Go out in the garden gather up some peas
Bake a few potatoes and some biscuits, please
By the dot of seven everyone is fed
We can all remember what my mama said
We’ll put the big pot in the little one
Family gather ‘round, we’re gonna have some fun
There’ll be food enough for everyone
If we put the big pot in the little one
All across the country folks are out of work
Your farmers and your laborers, your retail clerks
Kids go off to school without a decent meal
Ain’t no way to learn the way their stomachs feel
Seems we need to open up the way we live
And look beyond ourselves to see what we might give
In this land of plenty we can get it done
If we put the big pot in the little one
We’ll put the big pot in the little one
People gather ‘round, we’re gonna have some fun
There’ll be food enough for everyone
If we put the big pot in the little one