Vegetables

Album: Smiley Smile (1966)
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  • I'm gonna be round my vegetables
    I'm gonna chow down my vegetables
    I love you most of all
    My favorite vege-table

    If you brought a big brown bag of them home
    I'd jump up and down and hope you'd toss me a carrot

    I'm gonna keep well my vegetables
    Cart off and sell my vegetables
    I love you most of all
    My favorite vege-table
    Oh oh taba vega vegel

    I tried to kick the ball but my tenny flew right off
    I'm red as a beet 'cause I'm so embarrassed

    Oh oh dumb do dumb de dooby do
    Oh oh dumb do dumb de dooby do
    Oh oh dumb do dumb de dooby do
    Oh yeah
    Oh badumday oh dumb do dumb de dooby do
    Oh badumday oh dumb do dumb de dooby do

    Chomp chomp chomp chomp do-do-do do-do-do
    Bop bop bop bop do-do-do do-do-do

    I know that you'll feel better
    When you send us in
    Your letter an'
    Tell us the name of your
    Your favorite vege-table

    I know that you'll feel better
    When you send us in
    Your letter an'
    Tell us the name of your
    Your favorite vege-table Writer/s: Brian Douglas Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
    Publisher: O/B/O DistroKid, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 4

  • Anonymous from AnonymousActually, Paul only appeared on the SMiLE version. The Smiley Smile version was rerecorded completely and as such doesn't have Paul on it. Also, Sean, what information did you use?
  • Claire from Colorado Springs, Coactually, paul wasn't munching celery, he was snapping carrots in half. I like the beatles much more than the beach boys, so i know this kind of stuff.
  • Darrell from EugeneI like vegetables, but to write a whole song about them? LSD was obviously a factor. I should know.
  • Sean from Chicago, IlIt has since been DEBUNKED that McCartney had any participation in the recording of "Vegetables" other than sitting in the control room.
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