Red Beans & Rice

Lyrics

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 (chorus) Red beans and rice, red beans and rice, red beans and rice I could eat a plate twice Red beans and rice, red beans and rice, red beans and rice Make everything nice 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 (chorus) 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 of 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... (chorus) (bridge)