Food Glorious Food - Marcus Dods, Charles Brown, Jonathan Collins

Is it worth the waiting for?

If we live 'til eighty four

All we ever get is gru… el!

Ev’ry day we say our prayer --

Will they change the bill of fare?

Still we get the same old gru… el!

There’s not a crust, not a crumb can we find

Can we beg, can we borrow, or cadge

But there’s nothing to stop us from getting a thrill

When we all close our eyes and imag… ine

Food, glorious food!

Hot sausage and mustard!

While we’re in the mood --

Cold jelly and custard!

Peas, pudding and saveloys!

What next is the question?

Rich gentlemen have it, boys --

In-di-gestion!

Food, glorious food!

We’re anxious to try it

Three banquets a day --

Our favourite diet!

Just picture a great big steak --

Fried, roasted or stewed

Oh, food

Wonderful food

Marvellous food

Glorious food

Food, glorious food!

What is there more handsome?

Gulped, swallowed or chewed --

Still worth a king’s ransom!

What is it we dream about?

What brings on a sigh?

Piled pieahes and cream, about

Six feet high!

Food, glorious food!

Eat right through the menu

Just loosen your belt

Two inches and then you

Work up a new appetite

In this interlude --

The food

Once again, food

Fabulous food

Glorious food

Food, glorious food!

Don’t care what it looks like --

Burned!

Underdone!

Crude!

Don’t care what the cook’s like

Just thinking of growing fat --

Our senses go reeling

One moment of knowing that

Full-up feeling!

Food, glorious food!

What wouldn’t we give for

That extra bit more --

That’s all that we live for

Why should we be fated to

Do nothing but brood

On food

Magical food

Wonderful food

Marvellous food

Fabulous food

Beautiful food

Glorious food!