CARROTS AND SPROUTS
(Music and words: Bo Brocken 2023)

Well me and my gal, we got a backyard
A fine piece of land behind our home
The ground is so furtile, and it's looking kinda cute
And there's just enough rain to make things grow

My little gal loves to spend her days
Diggin' the earth and plowin' the ground
And she's planting seeds, and she waters the trees
Taking care of them the whole year-round

Now she's growing greens
Carrots and sprouts
Sugarsnaps and black eyed peas
She's growing greens
Carrots and sprouts
Eggplant and cranberry beans
She's growing greens
– ohh my my my
And there's enough for you and me

She throws a great big party around harvesting time
Inviting everyone that we know
She puts the pots on the stove and she fires up the oven
And sets the table with the best crockery that we have at our home
Then she's cooking greens
Carrots and sprouts
Sugarsnaps and black eyed peas
She's cooking greens
Carrots and sprouts
Eggplant and cranberry beans
She's cooking greens
– ohh my my my
There's enough for you and me
Now everybody's waiting for serving time
In our backyard on that sunny afternoon
The crowd jumps up, man and everybody shouts
When she scoops up with her serving spoon

Cause she's serving greens
Carrots and sprouts
Sugarsnaps and black eyed peas
She's serving greens
Carrots and sprouts
Eggplant and cranberry beans
She's serving greens
– ohh my my my
And there's enough for you and me
[piano solo]

Now I sometimes wish, I could have me a little different
These greens are good but I need a little break
But she knows about that and she won't forget about it
So she cooks me a great big Salisbury steak

She's serving steak, boys
Carrots and sprouts
Sugarsnaps and black eyed peas
She's serving steak – come on over now! -
Carrots and sprouts
Eggplant and cranberry beans
She's serving steak
– ohh my my my
My love for you will never die
My love for you will never die
My love for you will never die