I don't eat red meat but I'm not a vegetarian

I like ice cream

But not much dairy

'cause it gets in my nose

It makes me gotta blows

Snot like a farmer and it gets on my clothes

It's rather unsightly

Can even be frightening

But cold medication

Should not be taken nightly

Because everything dat I put in

It comes out again

And if I eat lean

It helps me stay thin

Check out my hair, I keep it dreaded

About my corn? I like it breaded

Hot from the oven? MMMM! you said it!

Straight to the stomach my fuel is unleaded

But not fossil fuels

I like olive oil

I like my eggs scrambled

I never eat 'em boiled

The way to my heart

Is with a garlic clove

It smells hella sexy

When it's on the kitchen stove



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Red beans and rice, red beans and rice, red beans and rice,

Make everything nice

Red beans and rice, red beans and rice, red beans and rice

I could eat a plate twice. So nice. So nice. So nice.



Most people on the planet

Eat beans and rice

Some can't afford beef or they think cows are nice

If you talk table manners don't believe all they

Told ya I eat with my fingers like an African soldier

I don't know which fork is for meat or for salad

I haven't got a clue when they say "whet your palate"

Eat a lot a prunes it'll keep you loose

Skin'll turn orange if you drink carrot juice

I think beef jerky tastes like a boot

When I'm on the street I chew a licorice root

And if I have a soar throat

then I eat ginger

And I will break bread

with those who are strangers

So come into my cave

Tonight I will show you

Food is for life

And life I will show you.

If you're havin' problems

I invite you here

Step into my kitchen

we will cook away your fears



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Amazing grace how sweet the sound that

Saved a wretch like me

Dammit let's eat!

Mi casa es su casa. Mi cocina es su cocina.

You know what I meana!



[Bridge]

Get some boilin' water! Yeah!

Get a pound aof beans! Yeah!

Get some spice and make it nice! Yeah!

You know what I mean!



But if a friend has gas 

then he's passin'

It gives me a headache end I gotta take aspirin

It makes me dizzy

I fix him fizzies

To calm his stomach

When it's feelin kinda

Busy some like it white

but I like it brown

I like spicy chicken

And I can throw it down

Chilis come red 

and chilis come green

When it's on the table

I lick my plate clean

Then I drink a toast to the host and hostess

But first we give thanks

To God the Mostest

'cause if I am a guest

I always wash my plate

Sip a sip a soda while I sing Amazing Grace

Rings on my fingers 

left round the tub

Bass fulla bubbles

Bumpin like a wash tub

Think about my troubles

Goin down the drain

Dryin' up the puddles in the back of my brain

But...