Food, Glorious Food
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Food, Glorious Food Lyrics
Is it worth the waiting for?
If we live 'til eighty four
All we ever get is gru... el!
Ev'ry day we say our prayer --
Will they change the bill of fare?
Still we get the same old gru... el!
There's not a crust, not a crumb can we find
Can we beg, can we borrow, or cadge
But there's nothing to stop us from getting a thrill
When we all close our eyes and imag... ine
Food, glorious food!
Hot sausage and mustard!
While we're in the mood --
Cold jelly and custard!
Peas, pudding and saveloys!
What next is the question?
Rich gentlemen have it, boys --
In-di-gestion!
Food, glorious food!
We're anxious to try it
Three banquets a day --
Our favourite diet!
Just picture a great big steak --
Fried, roasted or stewed
Oh, food
Wonderful food
Marvellous food
Glorious food
If we live 'til eighty four
All we ever get is gru... el!
Ev'ry day we say our prayer --
Will they change the bill of fare?
Still we get the same old gru... el!
There's not a crust, not a crumb can we find
Can we beg, can we borrow, or cadge
But there's nothing to stop us from getting a thrill
When we all close our eyes and imag... ine
Food, glorious food!
Hot sausage and mustard!
While we're in the mood --
Cold jelly and custard!
Peas, pudding and saveloys!
What next is the question?
Rich gentlemen have it, boys --
In-di-gestion!
Food, glorious food!
We're anxious to try it
Three banquets a day --
Our favourite diet!
Just picture a great big steak --
Fried, roasted or stewed
Oh, food
Wonderful food
Marvellous food
Glorious food
Food, glorious food!
What is there more handsome?
Gulped, swallowed or chewed --
Still worth a king's ransom!
What is it we dream about?
What brings on a sigh?
Piled pieahes and cream, about
Six feet high!
Food, glorious food!
Eat right through the menu
Just loosen your belt
Two inches and then you
Work up a new appetite
In this interlude --
The food
Once again, food
Fabulous food
Glorious food
Food, glorious food!
Don't care what it looks like --
Burned!
Underdone!
Crude!
Don't care what the cook's like
Just thinking of growing fat --
Our senses go reeling
One moment of knowing that
Full-up feeling!
What is there more handsome?
Gulped, swallowed or chewed --
Still worth a king's ransom!
What is it we dream about?
What brings on a sigh?
Piled pieahes and cream, about
Six feet high!
Food, glorious food!
Eat right through the menu
Just loosen your belt
Two inches and then you
Work up a new appetite
In this interlude --
The food
Once again, food
Fabulous food
Glorious food
Food, glorious food!
Don't care what it looks like --
Burned!
Underdone!
Crude!
Don't care what the cook's like
Just thinking of growing fat --
Our senses go reeling
One moment of knowing that
Full-up feeling!
Food, glorious food!
What wouldn't we give for
That extra bit more --
That's all that we live for
Why should we be fated to
Do nothing but brood
On food
Magical food
Wonderful food
Marvellous food
Fabulous food
Beautiful food
Glorious food!
What wouldn't we give for
That extra bit more --
That's all that we live for
Why should we be fated to
Do nothing but brood
On food
Magical food
Wonderful food
Marvellous food
Fabulous food
Beautiful food
Glorious food!
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Genius Annotation
Food, Glorious Food is a song from the musical Oliver! The musical is an adaption of the Charles Dickens novel The adventures of Oliver Twist which follows the story of a young orphan who runs away to London in search of a better life. In this song at the start of the play, the workhouse boys are complaining about their lack of food.
Boys singing “Food, Glorious Food” in the film version of the play which was filmed in 1966 and released in 1968.
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- 1.Overture
- 2.Food, Glorious Food
- 3.Boy For Sale
- 8.Be Back Soon
- 10.Who will buy?
- 11.It’s A Fine Life
- 13.Oom-pah-pah
- 14.Finale (Missing Lyrics)
Credits
Songs That Sample Food, Glorious Food
Um Rango Legal (Food Glorious Food) [Brazilian Version] by Vários Artistas (Ft. Itauana Ciribelli, Jairo Bonfim, Jill Viegas, Josy Bonfim, Juliano Cortuah, Kika Tristão, Marlon Saint, Raquel Mello, Roberta Lima, Simô (BRA) & Sylvia Salustti) & Food Glorious Food by John Powell & Lionel Bart (Ft. Choir of Ice Age 2: The Meltdown)
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