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Vegan Cookin'. . ... . ..

Words by Martha Michael & Jim Harris. . . .. . .
+ + + (to tunes from "Showboat" and "Porgy and Bess") + + + . . . .. . .


("Can't help Lovin That Man" - Showboat)
FISH GOTTA SWIM BIRDS GOTTA FLY
PLEASE DON'T PUT THEM IN MY POT PIE
JUST GIVE ME SOME OF THAT VEGAN FOOD

("Summertime" – Porgy & Bess)
VEGAN FOOD MUST IT BE BROWN AND LUMPY.
I DON'T ASK MUCH, I'M A REASONABLE GUY
ONE OF THESE MORNINGS
MAYBE THEY'LL MAKE IT GOOD LOOKIN
SO HUSH ALL YOU VEGANS DON'T YOU CRY

(Old man River" – Showboat)
VEGAN COOKIN', THAT VEGAN COOKIN'
I FEED IT TO FIDO, WHEN NO ONE'S LOOKIN'
BUT HE WON'T EAT IT,
CAUSE IT'S NOT MEAT, IT'S VEGAN.

WINTER SQUASH WE MASH AND STRAIN
BARLEY, MILLET AND OTHER GRAIN.
PUNGENT PODS THAT GROW ON TREES.
YOU GET A LITTLE DRUNK
AND PRETEND IT'S CHEESE

DON'T GET WEARY OF HEALTHY DINING
JUST KEEP ON CHEWING
AND STOP YOUR WHINING,
CAUSE VEGAN COOKIN'
IT KEEPS US ROLLING ALONG
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Re this song: Written for a stage performance at the annual conference of the "Culture and Animals Foundation" in Raleigh North Carolina