From the recording Many Into One
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Those who know me well know that I do not pass over any chance to dine or to snack! So why not take a culinary approach to a big and current political debate?</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;"><em>© 2002 Steven E. Cutts</em></span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">a Studio C recording, March 2007</span></span></strong></p>
Lyrics
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">A recent immigrant orders lunch in a local Chinese restaurant;</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Julio says, " ¡ <em>Ho-la</em> ! ¿ <em>Me gustar</em><em>ia</em> egg foo yung?"</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Fu Ming Lee does not speak Español; his English even now is just so-so,</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">But they're communicating, creating a whole new mother tongue.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Beef burritos, terriyaki; chili salsa; green wasabi;</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Korma, kabobs, hot knishes;nation-building kinds of dishes.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Morning, noon, and night adding more new spices to the flavor of America,</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Expanding the franchise beyond burgers and French fries.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Breakfast, lunch, and dinner: we're serving up a brand new version of America;</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Communion of the masses; many into one.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">I myself was raised on Wonder Bread, and TV dinners; here is what we said:</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;"> "They’re as American as baseball, Mom, the flag, and apple pie."</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;"> But now a New World Order's taking shape from across the borders on my plate,</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;"> A smorgasbord of tempting treats deliciously diversified.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;"> Shrimp tempura, udon noodles -- common now as apple strudel.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;"> Lamb sovlaki, chicken curry; tastes can sure change in a hurry!</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Morning, noon, and night . . .</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;">Maybe we should change the motto: "One nation under food."</span></span></p>