THE RADIOACTIVE CHICKEN HEADS: Music

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Barry Louis Polisar, has been my favorite songwriter since I was a baby carrot, listening to his brilliantly offbeat children's records. The original song, Barry's response to people concerned about the nutrition of a vegetarian diet, comes from the 1975 album, "I Eat Kids and other songs for Rebellious Children" We took his anthem about not eating chickens and cows and cow-punked it up for this recording.

WELL, I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT COWS LOOKED PRETTIER IN A FIELD

THAN ON MY PLATE AT SUPPER BEING SERVED AS A MEAL

AND I NEVER DID LIKE HAMBURGERS, I NEVER DID LIKE STEAK

I PREFER CHICKENS CACKLING INSTEAD OF FRIED, COOKED, OR BAKED

WELL, I STOPPED EATING ANIMALS AND I'M GLAD I FINALLY DID

BUT I GET MY PROTEIN 'CAUSE I EAT KIDS

WELL, IT USED TO BE A PROBLEM JUST EATING RICE AND BEANS

AND I THINK YOU PROBABLY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN

AND I NEVER REALLY KNEW IF I WAS EATING ALL I SHOULD

BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM KNOW AND IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD

WELL, I STOPPED EATING ANIMALS AND I'M GLAD I FINALLY DID

BUT I GET MY PROTEIN 'CAUSE I EAT KIDS

SO IT'S GOODBYE LIVER, GOODBYE ROAST BEEF

HELLO TOMMY, MICHAEL AND DENISE

I DON'T EAT CHICKENS AND I DON'T EAT COWS

I DON'T EAT ANIMALS, I EAT CHILDREN NOW

WELL, I STOPPED EATING ANIMALS AND I'M GLAD I FINALLY DID

BUT I GET MY PROTEIN 'CAUSE I EAT......

KIDS, KIDS, (chomping sounds) KIDS