THE RADIOACTIVE CHICKEN HEADS: Music

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One of our biggest influences is Barry Louis Polisar and his very brilliantly offbeat children's records. The original song, a response to those concerned about the nutrition of a vegetarian diet, comes from Barry's 1975 album, "I Eat Kids and other songs for Rebellious Children" We took his anthem about not eating chickens and cows and cowpunked it up for this recording.

WELL, I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT COWS LOOKED PRETTIER IN A FIELD

THAN ON MY PLATE AT SUPPER BEING SERVED AS A MEAL

AND I NEVER DID LIKE HAMBURGERS, I NEVER DID LIKE STEAK

I PREFER CHICKENS CACKLING INSTEAD OF FRIED, COOKED, OR BAKED

WELL, I STOPPED EATING ANIMALS AND I'M GLAD I FINALLY DID

BUT I GET MY PROTEIN 'CAUSE I EAT KIDS

WELL, IT USED TO BE A PROBLEM JUST EATING RICE AND BEANS

AND I THINK YOU PROBABLY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN

AND I NEVER REALLY KNEW IF I WAS EATING ALL I SHOULD

BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM KNOW AND IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD

WELL, I STOPPED EATING ANIMALS AND I'M GLAD I FINALLY DID

BUT I GET MY PROTEIN 'CAUSE I EAT KIDS

SO IT'S GOODBYE LIVER, GOODBYE ROAST BEEF

HELLO TOMMY, MICHAEL AND DENISE

I DON'T EAT CHICKENS AND I DON'T EAT COWS

I DON'T EAT ANIMALS, I EAT CHILDREN NOW

WELL, I STOPPED EATING ANIMALS AND I'M GLAD I FINALLY DID

BUT I GET MY PROTEIN 'CAUSE I EAT......

KIDS, KIDS, (chomping sounds) KIDS