Here is an alternate version I came up with.

With soy and hominy and tomatoes,
With water cress and bee balm, o.
I worked my ass off for my garden,
But one thing's clear, beg your pardon,

One-ton tomato, I grew a one-ton tomato.
One-ton tomato. We'll eat that one-ton tomato.

My salsa verde is primo,
my chili con carne is bosso,
Porque my one-ton tomato
makes one mean salada tossed-o!

One-ton tomato, I grew a one-ton tomato.
One-ton tomato. We'll eat that one-ton tomato.

Mucho tomatoes on my pizza,
Canning, I swear, so many jars! (repeat)
We've never had so much to eat, so
We'll need cervesa from the bar.

The real words to Marti's poem:

Yo soy un hombre sincero, de donde cresce la palma (repeat)
Y antes de morir me quiero echar los versos de l'alma.

Mi verso es de un verde claro
Y de un carmin encendido (repeat)
Mi verso es un sierro herdido
Que busca en el monte amparo.

Con los pobres de la tierra
quiero mi suerte echar. (repeat)
Un arroyo de la tierra
Me complace mas qu'el mar.

With soy and hominy and tomatoes,
With water cress and bee balm, o.
I worked my ass off for my garden,
But one thing's clear, beg your pardon,

One-ton tomato, I grew a one-ton tomato.
One-ton tomato. We'll eat that one-ton tomato.

My salsa verde is primo,
my chili con carne is bosso,
Porque my one-ton tomato
makes one mean salada tossed-o!

One-ton tomato, I grew a one-ton tomato.
One-ton tomato. We'll eat that one-ton tomato.

Mucho tomatoes on my pizza,
Canning, I swear, so many jars! (repeat)
We've never had so much to eat, so
We'll need cervesa from the bar.

The real words to Marti's poem:

Yo soy un hombre sincero, de donde cresce la palma (repeat)
Y antes de morir me quiero echar los versos de l'alma.

Mi verso es de un verde claro
Y de un carmin encendido (repeat)
Mi verso es un sierro herdido
Que busca en el monte amparo.

Con los pobres de la tierra
quiero mi suerte echar. (repeat)
Un arroyo de la tierra
Me complace mas qu'el mar.

Parody lyrics by Sonja W. Oates © 2001