《Franklin's Table》是Al Stewart演唱的歌曲，收錄於專輯《Down in the Cellar》。
基本介紹
- 外文名：Franklin's Table
- 所屬專輯：Down in the Cellar
- 歌曲原唱：Al Stewart
- 發行日期：2015年11月10日
歌曲歌詞
Dinner with Ben Franklin on Friday night
The invitation read
Of course I wrote and thanked him
I wouldn't miss it for the world I said
His table is so well kept
He plays the glass harmonica
And talks of wind and kites
The habits of the court of France
And other strange delights
Of course I've heard it all before
On other wintry nights
And yet there is no better wine or conversation
The English call it claret
And clear and red it sits inside my glass
Sent to us from Paris
A greater kindness never came to pass
We'll drink his health with the last
He plays the glass harmonica
And talks of wind and kites
Of almanacs and spectacles
And other strange delights
Of course I've heard it all before
On other wintry nights
And yet there is no better wine or conversation
Time goes by in stories
Wine goes by dark and young
When it comes my turn here
I'll be telling one with a purple tongue
The night grows philosophic
I miss a word or two it must be said
As I hear them talking
I sink a little keeping in my chair
