Food Blues

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I was waitin' in Rosie's Restaurant
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When the waiter came up and said 
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what do you want
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I looked at the menu and it looked 
so nice
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Till he said lemme give you some 
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advice.

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He said spaghetti and potatoes got 
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too much starch
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Pork chops and sausage are bad for 
your heart
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There's hormones in chicken and beef
 and veal
D
Bowl of ravioli is a dead man's 
meal.

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Bread's got preservatives there's 
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nitrites in ham
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Artificial coloring in jellies and 
jam
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Stay away from donuts run away from 
pie
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Pepperoni pizza is a sure way to 
die.

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Sugar rots your teeth and makes you 
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put on weight
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But artificial sweetener's got 
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cyclamates
                              C
Eggs got cholesterol, there's fat in
 cheese
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Coffee ruins your kidneys and so 
does tea.

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Fish got mercury, red meat is poison
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Salt's gonna send your blood 
pressure risin'
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Hot dogs and bologna got deadly red 
dyes
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Vegetables and fruits are sprayed 
with pesticides.

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So I said what can I eat that's 
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gonna make me last
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He said a small drink of water in a
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 sterilized glass
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And then he stopped and he thought 
for a minute
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And said never mind the water, 
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there's carcinogenics in it.

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So I got up from the table and 
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walked out in the street
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Realizin' there was nothin' I could 
eat
I ain't eaten for a month and I'm 
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feeling fine
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'Cause he did not mention beer, 
whiskey, women and sweet red wine...
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