That Is Why You're Overweight

I had three donuts and two cups of coffee But that didn't stop my appetite I had only eaten a box of cookies very late last night I had ten pancakes with plenty of syrup and butter And two slices of ham Three eggs, home fries, and four biscuits all smothered in jam Two glasses of milk and a cheesecake I thought I didn't want anymore I just had to buy twelve of those mints in that bowl by the door That is why, that is why, that is you're overweight That is why, that is why, that is you're overweight Now its lunch time and I believe I'll eat again I'm not going to eat as much as I did for breakfast Because I want to get thin Let me have a bowl of chile con carne and two corn beefs on rye A large order of french fries, a malt And a slice of banana cream pie Two candy bars, one soda for my late afternoon snack And ah, and ah, two bags of potato chips so I won't have to come back That is why, that is why, that is you're overweight That is why, that is why, that is you're overweight While waiting for my dinner, I had four shots of alcohol A chef's salad with lots of dressing and crackers, but not much meat at all Had a steak, candied yams, rice, lemonade, macaroni cheese Cornbread, banana pudding and a side order of black-eyed peas I stopped at the grocery store I'm gonna load up my refrigerator I'm gonna sit down and watch television and I'll have something to eat later That is why, that is why, that is you're overweight That is why, that is why, that is you're overweight That is why, that is why, that is you're overweight That is why, that is why, that is you're overweight That is why, that is why, that is you're overweight That is why, that is why, that is you're overweight