INTRO: verse 1 Times are hard, times are tough It's time for change, we've had enough Let me say, there's a way, To improve your every day It's a simple recipe, It suits the way I like to be You know life can be so sweet, When you don't eat meat verse 2 Please don't cut that throat for me, I'll eat mushroom fricassee Wheat and corn, you ain't born, Till you've tried some home fried corn Steamed or stuffed, creamed or puffed Glazed or braised, ain't that enough You know Veg can be a treat mmmm you don't eat meat verse 3 Mister butcher, spare that lamb, Please don’t turn that pig to ham We can solve all farming's ills, If we stick to pasta quills There's no need for blood and murder Just chomp on this nice bean burger And here's a baby beet, mmmm don't eat meat verse 4 Boil that rice, oh that's nice, Pancakes you could just eat twice An aubergine, a butter bean, Something green, I feel so clean Mangoes, apples, melons, limes, the good fruit of the vines It's all great to eat mmmm Bin the meat VERSE 5 Let's let lambs baa and bleat, Don't mince up that udder teat Cows and calves don't eat meat, So why do we, let me repeat That there's a simple remedy, So why don't you join with me And life could be so neat Don't eat meat Don't eat meat