This table has four sturdy legs   And a heart of very near wild oak   When others would have screamed out loud my friend   This one never even spoke      I've been sat upon, I've been spat upon   I've been treated like a bed   Been carried like a stretcher,   when someone thinks they're dead   I've been dined upon, I've been wined upon   I've been taken for a fool   Taken for a desk,   when they should have been at school      This table's been pushed against the wall   When tempers, well tempers flare at night   Banged upon with knuckles clenched my friend   When someone thinks that they are right      I've been sat upon, I've been spat upon   I've been treated like a bed   Been carried like a stretcher,   when someone thinks they're dead   I've been dined upon, I've been wined upon   I've been taken for a fool   Taken for a desk,   when they should have been at school      Tables only turn when tables learn   Put me on a bonfire, watch me burn   Treat me with some dignity, don't treat me like a slave   Or I'll turn into the coffin in your grave      I've been sat upon, I've been spat upon   I've been treated like a bed   Been carried like a stretcher,   when someone thinks they're dead   I've been dined upon, I've been wined upon   I've been taken for a fool   Taken for a desk,   when they should have been at school      Tables only turn when tables learn   Put me on a bonfire, watch me burn   Treat me with some dignity, don't treat me like a slave   Or I'll turn into the coffin in your grave