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Artist/Band: Bobby Bare
Lyrics for Song: Food Blues
Lyrics for Album: Bare Tracks [Koch Records] [1999]



(Shel Silverstein)



I was waitin' in Rosie's Restaurant

When the waiter came up and said what do you want

I looked at the menu and it looked so nice

Till he said lemme give you some advice.



He said spaghetti and potatoes got too much starch

Pork chops and sausage are bad for your heart

There's hormones in chicken and beef and veal

Bowl of ravioli is a dead man's meal.



Bread got preservatives there's nitrites in ham

Artificial coloring in jellies and jam

Stay away from donuts run away from pie

Pepperoni pizza is a sure way to die.



Sugar rots your teeth and makes you put on weight

But artificial sweetener's got cyclamates

Eggs got cholesterol, there's fat in cheese

Coffee ruins your kidneys and so does tea.



Fish got mercury, red meat is poison

Salt's gonna send your blood pressure risin'

Hot dogs and bologna got deadly red dyes

Vegetables and fruits are sprayed with pesticides.



--- Instrumental ---



So I said what can I eat that's gonna make me last

He said a small drink of water in a sterilized glass

And then he stopped and he thought for a minute

And said never mind the water, there's carcinogenics in it.



So I got up from the table and walked out in the street

Realizin' there was nothin' I could eat

I ain't eaten for a month and I'm feeling fine

'Cause he did not mention beer, whiskey, women and sweet red wine...


Album Lyrics: Bare Tracks [Koch Records] [1999]


Bobby Bare
"Bare Tracks [Koch Records] [1999]"


1. Dropping Out of Sight
2. Food Blues
3. Appaloosa Rider
4. Willie Jones