verse 1:
Corned beef on pumpernickel or sometimes barbequed
Pastrami, salami on light rye. I'm in it for the food.
Roast chicken on Friday night or like Chinese, cashewed
Matzoh balls in chicken soup. I'm in it for the food.
chorus:
Hassidic or Orthodox? Conservative? Reform?
I've been a gastronomic Jew since the day that I was born
I've been a gastronomic Jew since the day that I was born
verse 2:
Mama made stuffed cabbage. With tomatoes it was stewed
Put raisins in a kugel. I'm in it for the food.
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chorus
verse 3:
Lox on toasted bagel. With cream cheese it is glued
Slice a bermuda onion. I'm in it for the food.
No pork or shrimp or lobster. Those things are taboo'd
I don't drink milk anyway. I'm in it for the food.
chorus
coda:
I've been a gastronomic Jew since the day that I was
born
