Baked Beans & Egg - Macka B

Too much bean, bean, bea-bean, egg

Too much bean, bean, bea-bean, egg

Some black people

Nuh put no

Good food inna dem structure

Dem a-eat the same thing for

Dem breakfast, lunch, and dinner

From January

Right through to December

What am I eat?

Well, listen good and I-and-I will tell ya

Dat the bean and egg

Bea-bean and egg

Bea-bean and egg

Between two slice a' thick-sliced bread

Me called me up a I-dren

For now we’ll call him Fred

Him a' no dreadlocks

Lord, him is a comb head

He love fi ride motorcycle and moped

Dis is a true story so

Don’t be misled

Well, to this white lady the man get wed

It was alright, that must be said

Well, them love one another

And they sleep inna bed

But there was a problem

For poor old Fred

Him ney ney get fat

A' get mawga instead

He didn’a look to me like

Fred nah get fed

So mi ask him if him sick

Him look like he a-go dead

With tears inna him eyes

This is what Fred said

«Macka B, me nah get the right food, yunno, dread

The dumplin' wha' she fry it coulda bust a man head

She cook a medium rare and the meat just red

She fry one chicken leg and it come in a clothes peg

When she fry di fish di fish it just tough like lead

Her idea of dessert’s a pack of Ready Salted

For breakfast, lunch, and dinner with some thick-sliced bread

For the last six month, you know what she’s made?»

Bean and egg

Bea-bean and egg

Bea-bean and egg

Between two slice a' thick-sliced bread

«Well, can I come to yuh house for dinner?»

Sad Fred did a-beg

Me say, «Yes, Fred, yes, Fred, you are invited

«Come Saturday evening;

you will be expected

«And nuh worry!

You nah get no bean and egg»

Fred ride up on mi yard

Upon him moped

He look up on di table

Di table was spread

With saltfish and ackee

And some hard dough bread

Carrot juice, ice cream

The table look dread

When Fred see the food

Him eye get red

Lick he lips, rub him hand

Feeling excited

Nyam di food

Half clean it was

And out him belly come

Because it was well-fed

Mi said to Fred

«You now stuffed with chocolate and nutmeg»

Him said, «haffi di bread»

Fi di bean and egg

A-fi di bean and egg

A-fi di bean and egg

Between two slice a' thick-sliced bread

Too much bean, bean, bea-bean, egg

Too much bean, bean, bea-bean, egg

Too much bean, bean, bea-bean, egg

Too much bean, bean, bea-bean, egg

negate us 'cause I know what you’re thinkin'

Who’s Macka B to say what or what not we should be eatin'?

Well, me nuh tell yuh what fi eat

Me just a-give a warnin'

Healthy food means healthy body

Healthy mind and healthy thinkin'

Vary up your eatin' and nuh eat too much a' one ting

Too much egg gives you cholesterol

Your heart it starts attacking

Too much bean full up your belly with wind

At night you will be windin'

When people come to yard at night

Di whole place will be stinkin'

True laziness and true make it nyam so often

So try man make good food

And the rewards you will be reapin'

Fast food will stop your hunger

But it will not keep you goin'

Nuff fruit and veg, a skinny doctor helps with longer living

I got to done this lyric now 'cause my belly is rumblin'

I can smell my rice and peas just waiting in the kitchen

But before I done I would just like to tell you somethin'

True, shredded wheat is easy

Have you tried big fat dumplin'?

Delicious, man

Too much bean, bean, bea-bean, egg

Too much bean, bean, bea-bean, egg

Too much bean, bean, bea-bean, egg

Too much bean, bean, bea-bean, egg

Too much bean, bean, bea-bean, egg