[Verse 1] I set out six old folding chairs For the folks who moved in down the lane By six I needed six more seats And ran uphill before the rain The neighbor lent his patio set One chair was short by half an inch We folded up a takeout menu And fixed that wobble with a pinch [Pre-Chorus] I thought I had it figured out Two more came; I found two stools [Chorus] A porch full of folding chairs Scoot on over, make room there Pass the beans, pass the bread There's an extra place for every friend If your week went sideways, sit right down We can laugh until it straightens out A porch full of folding chairs Somehow we've got room to spare [Verse 2] The new folks brought their mother's rice And asked if we'd try a little heat I took a spoonful, reached for water Then went right back for seconds, please The mail carrier still had on The shoes she'd worn for twelve long miles She told them where the buses stop And rested there a little while [Chorus] A porch full of folding chairs Scoot on over, make room there Pass the beans, pass the bread There's an extra place for every friend If your week went sideways, sit right down We can laugh until it straightens out A porch full of folding chairs Somehow we've got room to spare [Instrumental - organ and pedal steel, eight bars] [Bridge] At nine we stacked the borrowed six The menu still beneath one leg The new boy asked about next week I said, bring that rice again [Final Chorus] A porch full of folding chairs Scoot on over, make room there Pass the beans, pass the bread There's an extra place for every friend If your week went sideways, sit right down We can laugh until it straightens out A porch full of folding chairs We'll find another one somewhere [Outro] I taped that menu to the wall In case the short chair comes back home.
