“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird Al” Yankovic
Eat It was released shortly after the ‘80s classic “Beat It” by Michael Jackson, and follows largely the same melody and flow as the original song. The lyrics are about not being fussy about food.
[Verse 1]
How come you're always such a fussy young man?
Don't want no Captain Crunch, don't want no Raisin Bran
Well, don't you know that other kids are starving in Japan?
So eat it, just eat it (Brr)
Don't wanna argue, I don't wanna debate
Don't wanna hear about what kinds of foods you hate (Woo)
You won't get no dessert 'til you clean off your plate
So eat it, don't you tell me you're full
[Chorus]
Just eat it (Eat it), eat it (Eat it)
Get yourself an egg and beat it
Have some more chicken, have some more pie
It doesn't matter if it's boiled or fried
Just eat it (Eat it), just eat it (Eat it)
Just eat it (Eat it), just eat it (Eat it, woo)
[Verse 2]
Your table manners are a cryin' shame
You're playin' with your food, this ain't some kind of game
Now if you starve to death you'll just have yourself to blame
So eat it, just eat it (Brr)
You better listen, better do what you're told (Woo)
You haven't even touched your tuna casserole (Ooh)
You better chow down, or it's gonna get cold
So eat it, I don't care if you're full
[Chorus]
Just eat it (Eat it), eat it (Eat it)
Open up your mouth and feed it
Have some more yogurt, have some more Spam
It doesn't matter if it's fresh or canned
Just eat it (Eat it), eat it (Eat it)
Don't you make me repeat it
Have a banana, have a whole bunch
It doesn't matter what you had for lunch
Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it
Eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Eat it (Eat it), eat it (Eat it)
If it's getting cold, reheat it
Have a big dinner, have a light snack
If you don't like it, you can't send it back
Just eat it (Ooh-hoo, eat it), eat it (Eat it)
Get yourself an egg and beat it (Oh, Lord)
Have some more chicken (Ooh-hoo), have some more pie (Ooh-hoo-hoo)
It doesn't matter if it's boiled or fried
[Outro]
Just eat it (Eat it), eat it (Eat it)
Don't you make me repeat it (Oh, no)
Have a banana, have a whole bunch (Ooh-hoo-hoo)
It doesn't matter what you had for lunch
Eat It was written by “Weird Al” Yankovic & Michael Jackson.
Eat It was produced by Rick Derringer.
“Weird Al” Yankovic released Eat It on Tue Feb 28 1984.
Weird Al told GQ:
I had high hopes for ‘Eat It,’ but I had no conception of how big it would be. It was overnight fame, you know, that which seems like a myth. But literally the day after ‘Eat It’ went into heavy rotation on MTV, I was recognized everywhere I went. ‘Cause back then, you know, peopl...