Well, I suppose it's only right that we post the lyrics. This is from Sing Out! Magazine, Vol 37, No 4, Meb/Mar/April 1993, page 102

HE DIDN'T EAT HIS BROCCOLI
(Ken Lonnquist)

Listen carefully, boys & girls.
My tale will make your toenails curl.
It's about the leader of the free world
Who wouldn't eat his broccoli!

His mother warned him when he was small
He'd never get any respect at all
If he always whined and bawled.
And didn't eat his broccoli!

His doctor said he'd look sickly & thin
His dentist said it would twist his grin.
He'd have to wear glasses with dorky rims
If he didn't eat his broccoli!

CHORUS
It's true! It's true!
It happened to George, it could happen to you!
You will see.. .You've got to eat your broccoli!

His teacher said he would not remember
That Pearl Harbor was bombed in December.
He'd say someday it occurred in September
'Cause he didn't eat his broccoli!

His speech coach worried he'd sound like a simp.
His gestures would look silly and limp
Politically he'd be branded a wimp
If he didn't eat his broccoli!

If ever he ran for head of state,
He'd choose a chump for his running mate.
He'd be doomed to pick someone seventh rate
'Cause he didn't eat his broccoli! CHORUS

Ken wrote: "The following are some miscellaneous verses I've used to highlight lowlights of George's presidency."

Exxon Valdez:
He'd lack direction and strength of will
If ever there were an oil spill,
Fish would die from dogged-up gills
'Cause he didn't eat his broccoli!

Clean Air Act
Lakes would die, and fish would, too
From acid rain when the sulphur blew.
He'd wring his hands, and not know what to do
'Cause he didn't eat his broccoli!

Berlin Wall:
Well, walls are crumbling, the world is new.
And George sits wondering what to do.
He’s biting his nails and he hasn’t a clue
‘Cause he didn’t eat his broccoli!

Gulf War
The Persian Gulf Crisis is out of hand.
George is up to his neck in sand.
And why? He still doesn’t understand:
He didn’t eat his broccoli!

‘92 Election:
The bottom fell out in ‘92
He lost the election, and he was through
Because, as almost everyone knew...
He didn’t eat his broccoli!

In keeping with the creative genius of the folk process, the following verse just popped out as Diane was reading through the lyrics, considering the song for publication.. .it happened to be just after the election. When she mentioned it to Ken, he said, "By all means, include it; I'm flattered to be folk processed even before publication."

His time is over, there's someone new
The election proved what I'm telling you
Time for a change, hallelu, hallelu,
'Cause he didn't eat his broccoli! CHORUS


Ken Lonnquist "wrote this song just after George made his first public condemnation of the long-suffering vegetable. Since then, the song has served as a handy rationale for the foibles of the Bush presidency." Ken's songs have been seen before in Sing Out!, but "Carrie's Song" (32/1), "A Patchwork World" (32/2), and "Weave" (35/1) represent his more lyrical side. Though this song may have only a brief "shelf life," we relish the opportunity to kick the guy while he's down. Sort of a last hurrah, if you will. Ken says, "I've included a bunch of extra verses I found. I only use the first six, usually— plus the last one, since I spoke with you!" Ken has recorded this and sixteen other humorous/sarcastic ditties on Cleveland's Lunch available, along with his other recordings for adults and children, from Maple Twig Music (Box 3411, Madison, WI 53704).
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