The Health-Food Man 1903 'Babes in Toyland'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 16 Mar 2006
2006

John Johnson was a man
who had a very tired digestion.
Therefore, his meals to Johnson
were an interesting question.
He pondered long, he pondered deep
and came to the conclusion
the food that common mortals eat
is wholly a delusion.
And so his gold he freely spent
for he was very wealthy
on ev'ry sort and kind of food
they advertise as healthy.

Then ev'ry morn on Almost Corn
his breakfast he would make,
a platform neat of Nearly Wheat
for luncheon he would take.
He on the brain had OatoGrain
and counted lost the day
if he should fail to eat a bale
of expurgated Hay!

[Dance:]

When anyone talked food to him
John Johnson got excited
he said all butchers ought to be
arrested and indicted,
he never touched a steak or chop
a fact of which he boasted
and when John Johnson spoke of beef
the beef was always roasted.
Against all lamb, and ham and jam,
his eloquence was tidal
he said desert was sudden death
and soup was suicidal.

He dined 'tis said
on Breadless Bread
it's name my mind escapes,
each evening late
he gorged a plate
of SemiSawdust Grapes,
he ate these things for seven weeks
the fact can't be denied.
His health grew better
till one day
he of starvation died!

[Dance:]

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Health-Food Man 1903
from "Babes in Toyland" - 1903
Music by Victor Herbert
Lyrics by Glen MacDonough
© MCMIII by M. Witmark & Sons
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 16 March 2006 at 09.55
in association with Doug Grierson
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