David Taxin' - American Gourmet Lyrics

One nation, all peoples, our U.S. of A
We travel the world without goin' away
Food tells the story each and every day
We taste the world's flavor
An American gourmet, an American gourmet

The Russians have their caviar, beef stroganoff and blini
The Japanese they eat it raw, sushi and sashimi
The Mexicans eat tacos, burritos, empanadas
Jamaicans jerk their chickens and drink pina coladas
In Brazil and Argentina, you know it's always beef day
In Ecuador they scatter popcorn in their shrimp ceviche
Indians love curry, my stomach's not forgotten
Bring me dumplings and red cabbage with my sauerbraten

One nation, all peoples, our U.S. of A
We taste the world's flavor without goin' away
We're an American gourmet, an American gourmet

Italians mangia pasta, manicotti and pizza pie
The British love their fish and chips and their shepherds pie
The Greeks they stuff their grape leaves and bake moussaka
The French drink their champagne and mange pate de fois gras
The Chinese love their egg rolls, fried rice and chow mein
They're eatin' babaganoush and couscous down in the Mediterreane
Bring me kielbasa, wiener schnitzel, chicken paprika, paella
Falaffel and Rijstaffel till they cart me away away away away

One nation, all peoples, our U.S. of A
We taste the world's flavor without goin' away
Now bring it home

We go down south to Bama for some black eyed peas and ribs
Then we head down East to Maine, with our lobster bibs
We spice it up with Texas chili, and New Orleans creole
And finish off the 2 pound burgers out in Jackson Hole, now make it light
We want a New York City breakfast, bagel schmear with lox
We want Virginia ham, Wisconsin cheese, in our lunch box
And Mississippi Mud, Georgia Pecan, Shoofly and Key Lime Pie
We're gonna wash it down with some of that California wine

One nation, all peoples, our U.S. of A
We taste the world's flavor without goin' away
We're an American gourmet, an American gourmet