Save the Bones for Henry Jones (feat. Lou Rawls & Milt Jackson)

Hey, Lou (Yeah, what's happening, Ray?), look here

We gonna have a supper (Really?)

We'll eat some food that's rare

Ah, at the head of the table (Mm-hmm)

We'll place brother Henry's chair

Invite all the local big dogs (All of 'em?)

We'll laugh and talk and eat (Uh-huh)

And we'll save the bones for Henry Jones

'Cause Henry don't eat no meat

Now listen here, baby (Talk to me)

I'm going down to the market (Go 'head)

And buy up a lotta fish (Sounds like a good idea)

That oughta please brother Henry (Do you think he'll like it?)

Oh, he'll love it 'cause, uh, fish is his special dish

I'll get a great big can of molasses (All right)

Just to have a little something sweet (Mm-hmm)

And we'll save the bones for Henry Jones

'Cause Henry don't eat no meat

Now listen, baby (I'm listening)

Did you know Henry's not a drinker? (Now hold on)

The boy rarely takes a nip (Are you sure 'bout that?)

You see, he don't even use no napkins (Say what?)

Because the things that he eats, they don't drip, uh-uh, dip, huh

One day we had a banquet (Really? Yeah)

It really was a bake

Well, started off with some short ribs (Mm-hmm)

You know, and we finished up with some good ol' steak (Oh, I remember it well)

We thought the chops were mellow, but he (Yeah)

Said his chops were beef (Uh-huh)

And we served the bones to Henry Jones

'Cause Henry don't eat no meat

Come on, Mr. Jackson, give it to me

Hey, Lou (Yeah, what's happening, baby?)

Listen to this (Yeah, what's that?)

Henry's just not no drinker, uh-uh (Oh, you jiving)

He rarely takes a nip (He won't even take a sniff?), never

He don't need no napkin (Well, well)

'Cause the things he eats don't drip (Say what?), blip

Our banquet was most proper

Right down to demitasse

Ah, from soup to lox and bagels (All right), know what, Ray? (What's that?)

They even had some pheasant under glass (Now ain't that class?), I'm telling you

But when the feast was all over (Yeah)

Brother Henry just kept his seat (Really?)

So we served the bones to Henry Jones

'Cause Henry don't eat no meat

(Now you know he's a vegetarian) Henry don't eat no meat

(Can you believe that?) Henry don't eat no meat

(He's got to be an egg man, sure enough) Henry don't eat no meat

(Give him a bone to suck on) Henry don't eat no meat

(All right, band, get me out of here)