I don't eat red meat but I'm not a vegetarian
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I like ice cream
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But not much dairy
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'cause it gets in my nose
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It makes me gotta blows
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Snot like a farmer and it gets on my clothes
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It's rather unsightly
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Can even be frightening
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But cold medication
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Should not be taken nightly
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Because everything dat I put in
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It comes out again
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And if I eat lean
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It helps me stay thin
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Check out my hair, I keep it dreaded
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About my corn? I like it breaded
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Hot from the oven? MMMM! you said it!
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Straight to the stomach my fuel is unleaded
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But not fossil fuels
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I like olive oil
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I like my eggs scrambled
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I never eat 'em boiled
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The way to my heart
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Is with a garlic clove
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It smells hella sexy
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When it's on the kitchen stove
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[Chorus]
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Red beans and rice, red beans and rice, red beans and rice,
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Make everything nice
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Red beans and rice, red beans and rice, red beans and rice
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I could eat a plate twice. So nice. So nice. So nice.
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Most people on the planet
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Eat beans and rice
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Some can't afford beef or they think cows are nice
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If you talk table manners don't believe all they
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Told ya I eat with my fingers like an African soldier
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I don't know which fork is for meat or for salad
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I haven't got a clue when they say "whet your palate"
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Eat a lot a prunes it'll keep you loose
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Skin'll turn orange if you drink carrot juice
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I think beef jerky tastes like a boot
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When I'm on the street I chew a licorice root
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And if I have a soar throat
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then I eat ginger
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And I will break bread
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with those who are strangers
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So come into my cave
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Tonight I will show you
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Food is for life
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And life I will show you.
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If you're havin' problems
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I invite you here
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Step into my kitchen
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we will cook away your fears
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[Chorus]
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Amazing grace how sweet the sound that
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Saved a wretch like me
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Dammit let's eat!
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Mi casa es su casa. Mi cocina es su cocina.
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You know what I meana!
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[Bridge]
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Get some boilin' water! Yeah!
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Get a pound aof beans! Yeah!
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Get some spice and make it nice! Yeah!
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You know what I mean!
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But if a friend has gas
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then he's passin'
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It gives me a headache end I gotta take aspirin
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It makes me dizzy
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I fix him fizzies
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To calm his stomach
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When it's feelin kinda
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Busy some like it white
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but I like it brown
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I like spicy chicken
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And I can throw it down
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Chilis come red
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and chilis come green
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When it's on the table
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I lick my plate clean
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Then I drink a toast to the host and hostess
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But first we give thanks
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To God the Mostest
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'cause if I am a guest
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I always wash my plate
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Sip a sip a soda while I sing Amazing Grace
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Rings on my fingers
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left round the tub
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Bass fulla bubbles
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Bumpin like a wash tub
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Think about my troubles
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Goin down the drain
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Dryin' up the puddles in the back of my brain
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But...
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Red Beans & Rice
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Michael Franti & Spearhead |