Basket In The Pool - Phil Ochs

Went to a party the other night, everybody was there

Thought that I would have some fun as I started up the stair

Somebody tried to ruin it when he won a raffle prize

Tried to shake and shock us right before our eyes

While we danced, while we were dancing

Who was the fool throwed the basket in the pool?

It was filled with the finest cheeses, filled with imported wine

Wish that I had won it, and I wish that it were mine

While I know some wino lives outside of town

He would gladly cut your throat if he could drink it down

While we danced, while we were dancing

Who was the fool throwed the basket in the pool?

If I’d have found out who he was, if I’d have found his face

Next time we have a party we won’t invite him back again

How can I go swimming now?

My world is laid to waste

It was the worst of manners and it was the worst of taste

Why can’t we be left alone?

I think that it was a crime

If everyone was groovy, we could all have a real good time

We could dance, go right on dancing

Who was the fool throwed the basket in the pool?

How can I go swimming now?

My world is laid to waste

It was the worst of manners and it was the worst of taste

Why can’t we be left alone?

I think that it was a crime

If everyone was groovy, we could all have a real good time

We could dance, go right on dancing

Who was the fool throwed the basket in the pool?

Who was the fool throwed the basket in the pool?

Who was the fool throwed the basket in the pool?

Who was the fool throwed the basket in the pool?