Bobby Bare – Food Blues (Guitar)

      G                  C
I was waitin' in Rosie's Restaurant

         D                       G
When the waiter came up and said what do you want

                            C
I looked at the menu and it looked so nice

        D                          G
Till he said lemme give you some advice.

           G                       C
He said spaghetti and potatoes got too much starch

D                          G
Pork chops and sausage are bad for your heart

                                C
There's hormones in chicken and beef and veal

D
Bowl of ravioli is a dead man's meal.

G                                 C
Bread's got preservatives there's nitrites in ham

D                      G
Artificial coloring in jellies and jam

                      C
Stay away from donuts run away from pie

D                    G
Pepperoni pizza is a sure way to die.

                                    C
Sugar rots your teeth and makes you put on weight

    D                          G
But artificial sweetener's got cyclamates

                              C
Eggs got cholesterol, there's fat in cheese

D                             G
Coffee ruins your kidneys and so does tea.

G                 C
Fish got mercury, red meat is poison

D                      G
Salt's gonna send your blood pressure risin'

                         C
Hot dogs and bologna got deadly red dyes

D
Vegetables and fruits are sprayed with pesticides.

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

          D                         G
He said a small drink of water in a sterilized glass

                           C
And then he stopped and he thought for a minute

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

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

D                   G
Realizin' there was nothin' I could eat

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

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