Michael Franti & Spearhead

Red Beans And Rice

Michael Franti & Spearhead


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 

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Red beans and rice, red beans and rice, red beans and rice, 
make everything nice 
red beans and rice, red beans and rice, red beans and rice 
I could eat a plate twice. 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 

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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! 

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get some boilin' water! Yeah! 
get a pound aof 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... 

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