[Verse 1] I burned the first round of biscuits While the county judge was due Mom said, use the ones that made it So I pulled the good pan through My little brother stole a peach And left the pit beside the sink I packed the jam in two old jars And had no time to stop and think [Pre-Chorus] The truck was late, the coffee cold The sun came up like kitchen gold [Chorus] Blue ribbon breakfast, paper plates Folks kept rolling through the gate Pass that butter, leave some room We've got hot coffee till high noon The judges picked another stand We watched the last crumb leave the pan Blue ribbon breakfast, come what may We made a good day anyway [Verse 2] The fairground tent was leaning left The prize table had silver trim My name went nowhere on the board I laughed and poured the coffee in A farmer asked for one more biscuit Then his daughter asked for two The judge came by with empty hands And said the peach jam tasted new [Chorus] Blue ribbon breakfast, paper plates Folks kept rolling through the gate Pass that butter, leave some room We've got hot coffee till high noon The judges picked another stand We watched the last crumb leave the pan Blue ribbon breakfast, come what may We made a good day anyway [Bridge] Next year I'll read the recipe Or maybe trust the crooked pan The best part wasn't on the shelf It was feeding every hand [Final Chorus] Blue ribbon breakfast, paper plates Folks kept rolling through the gate Pass that butter, leave some room There's another batch by noon Let the blue go to the booth We had stories, jam, and room Blue ribbon breakfast, come what may We made a good day anyway [Outro] Mom kept one biscuit in her purse And said, save the first for me next year.
