Chairs were mahogany crystal was set Finest of victuals wealth can beget Table and Chairmen were gathered around Portraits of patriarchs glowering down Staring.... Heads of the families save one that was missed 20-ton specter was not on the list Freshly cut flowers and straw in the breeze Obvious octopus nobody sees Staring... And as the Chairman Appears at the door The specter is elsewhere The 31st floor An obstacle course Of the finest decor One ear to the bell One eye on the door Staring... Racing his thoughts and fighting the tape Pacing the cell as his fate takes the shape Of a 20-ton specter who's not on the list Too big to fall too bad to be missed just Staring...