Red Beans & Rice-Michael Franti & Spearhead

[ti:Red Beans & Rice (Edited)] [ar:Spearhead] [al:Home] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Red Beans & Rice - Michael Franti & Spearhead [00:28.12]I don't eat red meat but I'm not a vegetarian [00:31.13]I like ice cream but not much dairy [00:33.88]'Cause it gets in my nose [00:35.29]It makes me gotta blows [00:36.66]Snot like a farmer and it gets on my clothes [00:39.05] [00:39.56]It's rather unsightly can even be frightening [00:42.18]But cold medication should not be taken nightly [00:45.08]Because everything dat I put in it comes out again [00:47.70]And if I eat lean it helps me stay thin [00:50.59]Check out my hair I keep it dreaded [00:53.59]About my corn I like it breaded [00:56.33]Hot from the oven [00:57.68]MMMM you said it [00:59.07]Straight to the stomach my fuel is unleaded [01:01.82]But not fossil fuels I like olive oil [01:03.95] [01:04.52]I like my eggs scrambled I never eat 'em boiled [01:07.39]The way to my heart is with a garlic clove [01:10.16]It smells hella sexy when it's on the kitchen stove [01:12.32] [01:13.04]Red beans and rice red beans and rice [01:15.83]Red beans and rice [01:16.89] [01:17.43]I could eat a plate twice [01:18.76]Red beans and rice red beans and rice [01:20.86] [01:21.40]Red beans and rice [01:22.64]Make everything nice [01:24.10] [01:26.21]So nice So nice So nice So nice [01:35.12]Most people on the planet eat beans and rice [01:38.23]Some can't afford beef or they think cows are nice [01:40.79]If you talk table manners don't believe all they [01:43.02]Told ya I eat with my fingers like an African soldier [01:45.92] [01:46.53]I don't know which fork is for meat or for salad [01:49.27]I haven't got a clue when they say "whet your palate" [01:52.11]Eat a lot a prunes it'll keep you loose [01:54.64]Skin'll turn orange if you drink carrot juice [01:57.62]I think beef jerky tastes just like a boot [01:59.97] [02:00.49]When I'm on the street I chew a licorice root [02:03.27]And if I have a soar throat then I eat ginger [02:06.11]And I will break bread with those who are strangers [02:08.80]So come into my cave tonight I will show you [02:11.67]Food is for life and life I will show you [02:14.42]If you're havin' problems I invite you here [02:16.49] [02:17.26]Step into my kitchen we will cook away your fears [02:19.98]Red beans and rice red beans and rice [02:22.25] [02:22.82]Red beans and rice I could eat a plate twice [02:25.60]Red beans and rice red beans and rice [02:27.88] [02:28.40]Red beans and rice [02:29.53]Make everything nice [02:31.13] [02:33.16]So nice So nice So nice [02:39.10] [02:39.90]Amazing grace how sweet the sound that [02:45.16]Saved a wretch like me [02:47.08]Dammit let's eat [02:48.75] [02:50.02]Mi casa es su casa Mi cocina es su cocina [02:52.65] [02:53.50]You know what I meana [02:54.78]Get some boilin' water Yeah [02:56.56]Get a pound of beans Yeah [02:58.25] [02:59.33]Get some spice and make it nice Yeah [03:01.71]You know what I mean [03:03.20] [03:04.42]But if a friend has gas then he's passin' [03:06.84] [03:07.43]It gives me a headache end I gotta take aspirin [03:10.19]It makes me dizzy I fix him fizzies [03:12.44] [03:12.94]To calm his stomach when it's feelin' kinda [03:15.09]Busy some like it white but I like it brown [03:18.56]I like spicy chicken and I can throw it down [03:21.42]Chilis come red and chilis come green [03:23.62] [03:24.16]When it's on the table I lick my plate clean [03:26.49] [03:27.04]Then I drink a toast to the host and hostess [03:29.77]But first we give thanks to God the Mostest [03:32.52]'Cause if I am a guest I always wash my plate [03:35.44]Sip a sip a soda while I sing Amazing Grace [03:37.59] [03:38.25]Rings on my fingers left round the tub [03:40.37] [03:40.96]Bass fulla bubbles bumpin' like a wash tub [03:43.82]Think about my troubles goin' down the drain [03:46.58]Dryin' up the puddles in the back of my brain [03:49.31]But [03:49.58]Red beans and rice red beans and rice [03:51.59] [03:52.16]Red beans and rice I could eat a plate twice [03:54.91]Red beans and rice red beans and rice [03:57.73]Red beans and rice [03:58.53] [03:59.13]Make everything nice [04:00.82]Red beans and rice red beans and rice [04:02.81] [04:03.34]Red beans and rice I could eat a plate twice [04:06.11]Red beans and rice red beans and rice [04:08.36] [04:08.86]Red beans and rice [04:09.69] [04:10.29]Make everything nice [04:11.88]Get some boilin' water Yeah [04:14.58]Get a pound of beans Yeah [04:17.31]Get some spice and make it nice Yeah [04:20.24]You know what I mean [04:21.37] [04:23.10]Red beans and rice