[Verse 1]

It all passed so quickly by

Underneath her golden sky

Here lies the world of a kitchen girl

As daytime turns to night

[Chorus]

Keep the kettles aflame, the ovens on high

Coming in by the dozens

Cut against the grain so the meat don't dry

We'll all be crying with the onions

[Verse 2]

Now it won't be long

'Til the rooms are filled with song

There'll be bread in the hall for one and all

In her home where we all belong

[Chorus]

Keep the kettles aflame, the ovens on high

Coming in by the dozens

Cut against the grain so the meat don't dry

We'll all be crying with the onions

[Verse 3]

As the day bids us farewell

With a tale or two to tell

By the candlelight in the breath of night

In the home of a kitchen girl

[Chorus]

Keep the kettles aflame, the ovens on high

Coming in by the dozens

Cut against the grain so the meat don't dry

We'll all be crying with the onions

Keep the kettles aflame, the ovens on high

Coming in by the dozens

Cut against the grain so the meat don't dry

We'll all be crying with the onions

Keep the kettles aflame, the ovens on high

Coming in by the dozens

Cut against the grain so the meat don't dry

We'll all be crying with the onions

Keep the kettles aflame, the ovens on high

Coming in by the dozens

Cut against the grain so the meat don't dry

We'll all be crying with the onions

Keep the kettles aflame, the ovens on high

Coming in by the dozens

Cut against the grain so the meat don't dry

We'll all be crying with the onions