# Songs about food or cooking **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 6, 2019, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547 "2019-05-06T10:20:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/121 "2019-05-09T21:56:45Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > It’s that weird “My Cake” song I’ma lookin’ fer. Good luck on your quest!😃 ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/122 "2019-05-09T21:59:38Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_R0KhAY9FXM/hqdefault.jpg "Pass the Wine (Sophia Loren) - The Rolling Stones (Exile On Main Street Disc 2)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R0KhAY9FXM) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/123 "2019-05-10T06:14:49Z")
[I’m Just Wild About Animal Crackers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5yJtqIKMAQ) by The California Ramblers ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/124 "2019-05-10T17:36:24Z")
Another wine song… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DT6BzKftZkE/hqdefault.jpg "Jerry Jeff Walker - Sangria Wine") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT6BzKftZkE) ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/125 "2019-05-10T18:10:31Z")
[quote=“Dickerman, post:106, topic:833547”] Jimmy Buffett: I Will Play for Gumbo _I don’t smoke, I don’t shoot smack But I got a spicy monkey ridin’ on my back. Don’t eat beignets, too much sugar and dough, But I will play for gumbo Yes, I will play for gumbo_ [/QUOTE] I wonder if Jimmy was talking about a [Rad Gumbo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40X3kAAzIpI) by **little feat** ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/126 "2019-05-11T03:20:57Z")
You know I like my chicken fried Cold beer on a Friday night A pair of jeans that fit just right And the radio on… Sweet tea, pecan pie and homemade wine Where the peaches grow My KFC should be here any minute. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/127 "2019-05-11T14:45:26Z")
[Money Night In New Orleans](https://www.flashlyrics.com/lyrics/kermit-ruffins/monday-night-in-new-orleans-61) by Kermit Ruffins. Good thing beans and Orleans rhyme. Way down in New Orleans, the land of dreams, Big juicy pig tails in a pot of red beans, on Monday night in New Orleans. Trivia time: This was originally a tune for a song called “Christmastime in New Orleans,” but Ruffins liked the music so much he wrote lyrics to it that could be sung any time of year. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/128 "2019-05-11T16:51:45Z")
Dude just wants a tuna fish sandwich… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CUjhbeiJddo/hqdefault.jpg "Too high for the Supermarket") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUjhbeiJddo) ---
**Author:** ![jerseymule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jerseymule/32/3155_2.png) [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/129 "2019-05-11T21:06:03Z")
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross: [Gimme That Wine](https://youtu.be/EJnQoi8DSE8) and [Home Cookin’](https://youtu.be/i0N6mW4fqJU) Marcia Ball: [Red Beans](https://youtu.be/c9Lzz0HIuEI) ---
**Author:** ![jerseymule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jerseymule/32/3155_2.png) [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/130 "2019-05-11T21:10:31Z")
The Flirtations on their CD “Three” have a song called “Food Chain” in which they mention various foods and also declare that “tofu’s not a food.” I could not find a youtube link for the song. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/131 "2019-05-11T21:24:31Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eh_0oaJcMgY/hqdefault.jpg ""Wild Mountain Honey" Steve Miller Band (lyrics) 🌄🍯") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh_0oaJcMgY) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/132 "2019-05-12T00:58:04Z")
[Pecan Pie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntM9LJj3QK8) - Golden Smog [One More Cup Of Coffee](https://vimeo.com/191851013) - Bob Dylan [Malted Milk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUL7owlc0NI) - Robert Johnson [Hot Tamales And They’re Red Hot](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ehtcjrH7cs) - Robert Johnson [Heinz Baked Beans](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWuotfT_j6s) - The Who ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/133 "2019-05-12T01:17:32Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > [Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcDohQDeNek) - Louis Armstrong > > Also: [Jelly Roll](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM3-AVnUX6g) - Joe Bonamassa. > . I’ve always thought that “Jelly Roll” means marijuana in Jazz/Blues lingo. But for some that’s of course food, too. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/134 "2019-05-12T01:22:58Z")
> [@Dr.Strangelove](#): > > The Tool [song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pneJ0rYr5BM) _Die Eier Von Satan_, which sounds like it should be a Nazi rally speech or something, is actually just a recipe for sugar cookies. Sugar cookie sounds so neat and harmless, but the special ingredient is “eine Messerspitze türkisches Haschisch” (“a pinch of Turkish hashish”). ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/135 "2019-05-12T01:37:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Polk Salad Annie, > Gator’s got your Granny > (Chomp. Chomp, chomp, chomp.) –Tony Joe White On a more urbane note: > [@](#): > > Some find it pleasant dining on pheasant. > Those things roll off my knife. > Just serve me tomatoes and mashed potatoes. > Give me the simple life. “The Simple Life” by Rube Bloom and Harry Ruby ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/136 "2019-05-12T01:41:59Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I’ve always thought that “Jelly Roll” means marijuana in Jazz/Blues lingo. But for some that’s of course food, too. Actually, it’s 20s black slang for genitals. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/137 "2019-05-12T07:25:39Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6c0VXs0UoKM/hqdefault.jpg "Norman Greenbaum \* Canned Ham 1970 HQ") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c0VXs0UoKM) ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/138 "2019-05-12T22:01:01Z")
I passed this thread by a few times - there are a lot of qualifying songs. But then I remembered, I can take the opportunity to try to introduce other dopers to [Dat by Pluto Shervington.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FYTL8ydERw) One of the truly great little known records. I remember a BBC DJ explaining very seriously (possibly because much of Dat is impenetrable) that the song was about Rasta Ozzy’s attempts to buy pork, which a true Rasta cannot eat (this was hot news in 1975, you realise). What some BBC inclusion officer had failed to figure out was that Pluto was trying to save money by buying pork (“dat ting dere”), so that he would be able to afford some weed. So I’m charmed by the memory of a - uh - incomplete cultural lecture form the BBC. At the end of a long list of purchases offered by the butcher boy: _(Alright what 'bout de pork?) Hush your mouth, mind mi brethren hear Sell I a pound, of dat ting dere_ Anyway, give it a listen. You’ll be glad you did. Hijack over. j ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/139 "2019-05-31T05:40:57Z")
Crazy true story! [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/V-2-MeA9rBQ/hqdefault.jpg "Harry Chapin- 30,000 Pounds of Bananas") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-2-MeA9rBQ) > **[30,000 Pounds of Bananas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30,000_Pounds_of_Bananas)** > > "30,000 Pounds Of Bananas," sometimes spelled "Thirty Thousand Pounds Of Bananas," is a folk rock song by Harry Chapin from his 1974 album, Verities & Balderdash. The song became more popular in its live extended recording from Chapin's 1976 concert album, Greatest Stories Live that started the phrase "Harry, it sucks." The song is based on an actual truck accident that occurred in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1965. > On March 18, 1965, a 33-year-old truck driver, Eugene P. Sesky, was on his way to ... ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547/140 "2019-05-31T13:20:10Z")
I seem to recall that every song on Jill Scott’s first couple of albums was food-related or included food in the lyrics. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-food-or-cooking/833547.md?page=6)