Beans Taste Fine

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Now, a friend of mine, way back in Chicago You know, he finally made his pile Well, he got himself a mansion and a butler and a chef And he was livin' in the latest style But I run into him, he was eatin' in a greasy spoon While parked in front was his big limousine I said, "Buddy, you got so much money How come youre sittin' in here, eatin' beans?" [Chorus 1] An' he said: "After you've been havin' steak for a long time Beans, beans taste fine! An' after you've been drinkin' champagne and brandy You're gonna settle for wine!" He said: "The world is funny, and people are strange And man is a creature of constant change, and after You've been havin' steak for a long time You know that beans taste fine!" [Verse 2] Now, you know, I run into another friend of mine In a rowdy ol' Clark Street bar I said, "Friend, is it true what I heard about you? I heard you married a beautiful 18-year-old shapely movie star Yet here you sit, tryin' to make out with some barfly Who's too old and ugly to be true!" And he said, "Shelly, you're still a very young man So sit down, I'll explain it all to you." [Chorus 2] He said: "After you've been havin' steak for a long time Beans, beans taste fine! An' after you've been drinkin' champagne and Chivas Regal You gonna settle for th' Thunderbird wine "Now, the world is funny, and people are strange An' man is a creature of constant change, an' after You've been havin' steak for a long time Beans, beans taste fine! You'll find Beans, beans, beans taste fine! And that steak tastes twice as fine," he said: "Beans, beans taste fine!" [Outro] Oh, yeah, they do taste fine, as I'm findin' out...