First appeared on the LP and cassette So Comfortable in 1984. Next appeared on the CD What Again in 1993. Some changes have been made and unmade in this song over the years to keep up with things. Re-recorded for Love Is The Weirdest of All in 2004.
©1984, 2004 Lou & Peter
Berryman
Words by Peter, Music by Lou
Come on in and have a chair, today's
the day I clean the fridge
But we can talk while it's defrosting pardon all the mess
How you been, I just got back from Elgin, Illinois myself
For me the charm of traveling is fading I confess
Could you grab the pot of water on the stove so I can stick it
In the freezer, this is so archaic don't you think?
This one last ice cube tray won't come unstuck, it's kinda welded
To some broccoli, God I think it's broccoli, why's this broccoli
pink?
How about the onion dip you think
it's any good or should we
Toss it to the dog it looks okay but I dunno
And by the way I stopped off at the Belvedere Oasis
Which is such a pretty name for such an ugly place to go
They shove those puffy sandwiches in sacks like so much garbage
And their shakes are largely lather but I bought one anyhow
Look at this it's sauerkraut, now when did we have sauerkraut?
Whatever this stuff was it sure is sauerkraut by now
Comin' back I heard a show 'bout
..Ah-ppenheimer...OH-ppenheimer...whatsis name
And how they made the bomb to prove a point
They didn't even know if it would start a chain reaction that
would
Move into the atmosphere and vaporize the joint
Could you dump this ice out in the bathtub can you dig it?
Here we're dumpin' out the ice to make some room to make some
more
Howd'ja like a chicken that came over with Columbus well I've
got one here
Don't mention it dear that's what friends are for
Remember, back in grammar school
they used to have those drills where they would Make you crawl
beneath your desk for when the bomb would come
The hell with those evacuation routes and all those shelters
I just bought myself a desk you know I'm really not that dumb
These carrots were a little more excited when I bought 'em, Lord
And here's a slice of bread looks like a twenty dollar bill
Here's a thing of Tupperware that's full of marijuana
If this stuff improves with age it's prob'ly good enough to kill
Don't you ever wonder what became
of all the activists like us
Who tried to make a little noise about the war
They musta got absorbed into the general flow of balderdash
And no one seems to pay 'em much attention anymore
Someday if I get it all together in my life I may
Go buy a new refrigerator this one's got to go
Why would anybody keep a yam as long as I do
'Spose I thought it'd come in handy and you never really know