Watching AB

-By Sebastian da Crawbz (a.k.a. Al Sohlstrom)
-to da tune o' Under De Sea from Disney's Little Mermaid

Da lamb-leg is always burnin'
    On somebody else's grill.
You dream about bakin' bacon
    On your Bar-B-Q, but still:
You can't seem to find da courage
    To try dat new recipe!
Knee-deep in da cookin' carnage
    Your food ain't what it should be.

Chorus:
Let's watch AB
    On FoodTV!
Dat guy is jokin'
    Roastin' an' smokin',
    Yes, you'll agree!!
De ot'ers cook up whites and yolks
    Dey got da juice, but not da jokes!
Time is a-wasin'
    Don't spend it bastin'
    Let's watch GE!

To cook food is kind o' simple
    As long as you know da rules.
Some food—dat d'ere is da "Software",
    And "Hardware"—dat is da tools.
Jus' look at da food around you,
    No truffles or caviar!
Wit' care and a little science
    I t'ink dat you will go far ...

Chorus:
Watchin' AB
    On FoodTV
Make better batter,
    Pizza dat's flatter,
    I guarantee!
De ot'ers make da meat and fruits
    Dey got da hooch, but not da hoots.
I t'ink I just can't
    Pan-fry an eggplant
    Wit'out AB.

So, watch AB!
    Runnin' amok here
Roastin' a duck here
    Watchin' GE!!
De ot'ers make da loaves and buns
    Dey got da pith, but not da puns.
Don't even ask fools
    'Bout multi-task tools,
    Just watch GE!

Ol' Chuck got da roast
    From dat GE host
Da Dude cook da food
    AB make da tea
Good Eats got da beat
    for both you and me
    Wit' chalk-talk about livestock!
(Yeah)

An' Ol' Cousin Ray
    He know how to play
Da blues on da strings
    While AB, he sings
Ray may be a clown
    But he sure git down
    An' make dat guitar talk!!

Watchin' AB
    D'ere on GE!
Drawings and beakers,
    Cool shirts and sneakers
    Fill us wit' glee!
About our food, there's nothin' missed
    'Though he's no Anthropologist.
Ice-cream and custard
    Don't get us flustered
    We watch GE!

Watchin' GE
    On FoodTV!
Dinosaur models
    And plastic bottles:
    Magic to see!
What do we do? We take a stand
    As we wash off our chickeney hands!
Microbe defiance!
    Solid food science!!
    Watchin' AB!!!

Baby, it's finer
    When you're a Briner
    Take it from me!


We're all outrageous
    Alliumophages*,
    Searin' a fish steak
    How much can we take?
    I know it's loony,
    But I miss Rooney!!
    Watchin' AB!

*Allium is the general category of plants that contain onions, garlic and leeks, as do many soups, stews, and at least one girl of my association. Thus, an alliumophage (eh-LEEM-oh-fayj) would be an animal (like that girl!) prone to eating these plants.
—Sohlstrom's Unlikely Etymology, Page 147, paragraph 3

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Last Edited: 08/27/2010