Verse I
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When I first met you baby, You fed me on chicken and wine
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It was steak and potatos, and babe I sure felt fine
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But now all you feed me if the seaweed and the alfalfa sprouts
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sunflower seeds and I got my doubts
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Baby you left me here with the chicken cordon blues
Verse II
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My stomach's empty and all I got is food for thought
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I've been sittin' here thinking
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Bout' the twenty pounds of groceries we bought
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We bought ten pounds of wild rice, five more of beans
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five pounds of granola and you know what that means
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I'm a regular fella, and I got the chicken cordon blues
Verse III
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I'm starved for affection and I don't think I can stand no more
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this stuff is so strange the cockroaches moved next door
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don't you see that old dog standing out there in the street
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with a big smile on his face cause they let him eat meat
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And i got you, And I got the chicken
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I got you, And I got the chicken
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I got you, and I got the chicken cordon blues