Tom Paxton
Bring Back The Chair
[Verse 1]
Can’t you hear the people snoring
Life’s become so doggone boring
Let’s get that adrenaline pouring
Let’s bring back the chair
Tired of war and air polution
Bored with peace, try my solution
Nothing beats an execution
Let’s bring back the chair
[Chorus]
Bring back the chair
Strap someone there
Strap down a pair
Bring back the chair
Oh, bring back the chair
Zap someone there
Medium rare
Bring back the chair
[Spoken]
That's:
"bring back the chair
Strap someone there
Strap down a pair
Bring back the chair
Bring back the chair
Zap someone there
Medium rare
Bring back the chair"
Don’t you feel you could kinda get into that, work that one up a little. The odd cry of rage now and then - wouldn’t hurt at all. Let’s try it, with the music now -
[Chorus]
Oh, bring back the chair
Strap someone there
Strap down a pair
Bring back the chair
Oh, bring back the chair
Zap someone there
Medium rare
Bring back the chair
[Spoken]
That sounds awfully sincere
A little worried about this bunch!
[Verse 2]
Higher taxes more inflation
People need some recreation
Let’s decrease the population
Let’s bring back the chair
Priorities need redeployment
Hangmen live for our enjoyment
Take ‘em off of unemployment
Let’s bring back the chair
[Chorus]
Oh, bring back the chair
Strap someone there
Strap down a pair
Bring back the chair
Oh, bring back the chair
Zap someone there
Medium rare
Bring back the chair
[Verse 3]
The present rules could use a vision
Make the obvious decision
Put it all on television
Let’s bring back the chair
Smack a little make-up to ‘em
And as the juices sizzle through ‘em
Howard Cosell can interview ‘em
Let’s bring back the chair
[Chorus]
Oh, bring back the chair
Strap someone there
Strap down a pair
Bring back the chair
Oh, bring back the chair
Zap someone there
Medium rare
Bring back the chair
[Chorus]
Oh, bring back the chair
Strap someone there
Strap down a pair
Bring back the chair
Oh, bring back the chair
Zap someone there
Medium rare
Bring back the chair
[Chorus]
Oh, bring back the chair
Strap someone there
Strap down a pair
Bring back the chair
Oh, bring back the chair
Zap someone there
Medium rare
Bring back the chair