The Coffee Shop Blues - Tara Turner Sings Tudor by GM Jon

The Deli at Lapwing Lane Has acquired international fame For its coffee and eats and its fine doggy treats And its socially mixed clientele… Clientele And its socially mixed clientele… At Christmas the customers there Are holding their own Christmas fair. They wear funny headgear and Santa Clause red gear And dress up their doggies as well. As well. They dress up their doggies as well They exchange Christmas cards and best wishes With whiskery mistletoe kisses It’s always a jolly day, and even a Holly day Wafting a Christmassy smell. A smell Wafting a Christmassy smell They all have their own special seat Whenever they sit down to eat. There’s imminent dangers to out of town strangers For reasons they never can tell. Can tell For reasons they never can tell. Outside, when the weather’s not cold The seating arrangements still hold A delivery driver gives a friendly high-fiver And cuddles the ladies as well. As well He cuddles the ladies as well The staff are all carefully selected For the elegant service expected Smilingly masking their skilled multitasking Bringing customers out of their shell. Their shell Bringing customers out of their shell. Some come quite early while others come late Perhaps in pursuit of a breakfast time date A doctor, a teacher, a nurse and a preacher A poet with stories to tell. To tell A poet with stories to tell. So let’s say goodbye to the Deli You can watch its next Gig on the tele. How the Delicatessen teaches a lesson As clear as a peal from a bell. A bell As clear as a peal from a bell.