Table 22

table 22 wants another pot of coffee 
table twenty one's got a salad on the way 
table fifty nine is a half-drunken brawl 
and table twenty three wants to join in the fray
                             
table twenty four has a man and a woman who 
can't agree on what what to order
table twenty five has a baby and a kid
and they're cute as buttons but they're screaming bloody murder

table 22 wants another pot of coffee...

Oh Short Order Cook, 
	Get me outta here
Been working doubles for
	the last five days
Give me eggs and bacon
	and a pint of beer
Oh Short Order Cook
	take me away


table 22 wants another pot of coffee 
table twenty one wants dessert later on
table twenty six wants a fourth for bridge; 
they can't play chess: they lost a pawn.

table twenty seven's requests are weird
reuben hold the beef -- grits with cheese!
and excuse me sir with the lusty leer, 
get down off the table now if you please

table 22 wants another pot of coffee...

(& chorus)

Table 22 wants another pot of coffee, 
Manager won't leave me alone
District Supervisor comin' on monday
to make sure everything's clean as bone

s'pposed to get a coffee break; wanna have a cigarette
haven't started smoking yet but i will
charlie grumbles with disgust "Have a sammich if ya must
table twenty one just skipped their bill.

table 22 wants another pot of coffee..." 

(& chorus)

I'm going down to the city,
i'm gonna stand on the bridge
i'm gonna look at the river
watch it watch it watch it
i'm going down to the city,
i'm gonna jump off the bridge
i'm gonna swim in the river
watch me watch me watch me

(& chorus music, no words)

table 22 wants another pot of coffee 
table twenty three's got a problem and a half
table twenty four's got another think coming
table twenty five has the most annoying laugh
table twenty six just broke another plate
table twenty seven wants some hashbrowns - Cold!
table twenty eight,
table twenty Eight.
table twenty Eight!
28? twenty EIGHT!!!

table 22 wants another pot of coffee!

(& chorus)

Billy get me out of here...

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Words by Simon 24 Aug 99 
based on improvisation 23 Aug 99 with Monroe