Wild Food - Peter Broderick

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[Intro]
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[Verse]
             
Did you know t

             
hat the Dandel

             
ion has real t

           
asty young lea

ves?
            
and those brig

              
ht yellow flow

        
ers are delici

ous
              
and if you dig

        
 up the root a

nd roast it
             
It sure does s

          
mell real swee

t
              
That's what we

            
 call Dandelio

  
n Coffee
             
Have you ever 

        
tried a Stingi

ng Nettle?
             
If you cook 'e

              
m up they don'

     
t hurt
            
Well I like to

              
 turn 'em into

 
 soup
              
Or you can pou

             
r a little boi

              
led water on '

             
em, turn 'em i

      
nto a tea
            
Well that's to

              
tally fine by 


me


[Chorus]
             
Just as long a

              
s you get Wild

 
 Food
              
I want me some

             
 of that Wild 


Food
              
It's my favori

        
te, Wild Food
              
Come on, dude!




[Verse]
             
There's a plan

         
t called Goose

 Grass or Clea

vers
             
It'll stick to

          
 you like glue
            
But if you get

              
 it down it's 

              
real good for 


you
              
and I've heard

             
 it'll clean y

              
our lymphatic 

             
but I don't kn

             
ow what that m


eans
            
I just like my

      
 wild greens
              
and there's on

         
e called Sea B

eet
             
I'll bet you c

              
an guess where

      
 that grows
            
If ya doesn't 

        
already knows
              
and if you can

             
't figure that

              
 one out well 

             
then somebody 

       
oughta tell
            
Tell you that 

              
you're dumb as

 
 hell


[Chorus]
             
and you oughta

              
 eat some Wild

 
 Food
              
'Cause that'll

             
 help ya, Wild

 
 Food
              
It'll make ya 

             
smarter, Wild 


Food
              
Come on, dude!




[Verse]
             
There's a litt

         
le plant calle

d Wood Sorrel
             
It's got three

              
 heart-shaped 


leaves
            
Even the kids 

              
like the taste

    
 of that one
              
It's a little 

             
tart and sour 

              
like a lemon b

             
ut when I see 

  
a patch
             
I just can't h

             
elp but go ove

      
r and snatch
              
and you can ea

            
t the whole pl

ant of Red Clo

ver
             
But the flower

              
's my favorite

 
 part
            
and I've heard

              
 it's good for

     
 the heart
              
and speakin' o

             
f the heart, w

              
ell there's no

             
 better plant 

         
than old Hawth

orn
              
Don't be scare

            
d away by the 

            
crown Jesus wo

rn


[Chorus]
             
Well he must'v

              
e liked his Wi

   
ld Food
              
It used to be 

        
all Wild Food
              
But now it's r

          
arely Wild Foo

d

Come on, dude!


[Bridge]

You work a job

 for money

You spend the 

money on food
             
and then you g

              
o to the gym a

              
nd spend more 


money

To get rid of the food
              
Well how 'bout

              
 spendin' the 

    
day outside
              
Runnin' throug

              
h the trees, n

          
ow that's exer

cise
              
Fillin' up you

              
r basket, snac

             
kin' all the w

ay
              
Eatin' that de

              
licious, highl

  
y nutritious
              
The best food 

             
available on p

lanet Earth, f

olks!

Forget about Organic! Forget about Non-GMO!


[Chorus]
              
Just give me s

             
ome of that Wi

   
ld Food
              
It's all I wan

           
t now, Wild Fo

od
             
It's my favori

         
te, Wild Food
              
Come on, dude!



G  C (repeated until finish)
Seriously folks
People look down at these plants and call 'em weeds
I say turn those pests into pesto!!!

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