This song was actually written specifically as the title track for the 1987 movie Eat The Rich, in which Lemmy plays one of the characters.
The story is (basically) about a restaurant (called ‘Bastards’) that serves the meat from a bunch of rich patrons who were killed there. This song, while full...
[Verse 1]
They say music is the food of love
Let's see if you're hungry enough
Take a bite, take another
Just like a good boy would
Get a sweet thing on the side
Home cooking, homicide
Side order, could be your daughter
Finger licking good
[Chorus 1]
Come on baby, eat the rich
Put the bite on the son of a bitch
Don't mess up, don't you give me no switch
Come on baby, and eat the rich
Come on baby, and eat the rich
[Verse 2]
Sitting down in a restaurant
Tell the waiter just what you want
Is that the meat you wanted to eat?
How would you ever know?
Hash browns and bacon strips
I love the way that you lick your lips
No fooling, I can see you drooling
Feel the hunger grow
[Chorus 2]
Come on baby, eat the rich
Put the bite on the son of a bitch
Don't mess up, don't you give me no switch
Come on baby, and eat the rich
Come on baby, and eat the rich
Come on honey, here's your supper
Come on baby, bite that sucker
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
I'll eat you, baby, you eat me
Eat two, baby get one free
Shetland pony, extra pepperoni
Just pick up the phone
Eat Greek or eat Chinese
Eat salad or scarf up grease
You're on the shelf, you eat yourself
Come on and bite my bone
[Chorus 3]
Come on baby, eat the rich
Bite down on the son of a bitch
Don't mess around, don't you give me no switch
Come on baby, and eat the rich
Come on baby, and eat the rich
Sitting here in a hired tuxedo
You wanna see my bacon torpedo
[Outro]
Eat it baby, eat the rich
Eat it baby, eat the rich
Eat it baby, eat the rich
Eat it baby, eat the rich
Eat the Rich was written by Lemmy & Phil Campbell & Würzel & Phil Taylor.
Eat the Rich was produced by Guy Bidmead.
Motörhead released Eat the Rich on Sat Sep 05 1987.