The Noisy Eater
The Avalanches Lyrics

Once Upon a time, I was a noisy eater
I was very hungry and wanted something to eat that has a crunch and is very sweet; I was craving cereal like Cheerios when I woke up.

May be forced to drink, I might munch
I considered the possibility of drinking rather than eating or munching food but had Captain Crunch pop in my mind.

So I went to the kitchen to freak my choice
I went to the kitchen to choose what to eat while I was hungry.

In my stomach I heard a voice
I felt a rumbling feeling in my stomach and realized that I needed to eat something.

It said 'please feed me, my tank is on empty
My stomach was growling loudly, and I felt like I was starving.

I'm seeing things, so please don't tempt me'
I was so hungry that I started feeling like I was hallucinating, and I didn't want to be tempted by anything else.

So I said okay, and got my bowl
I decided to give in to my hunger and got a bowl to eat.

Got my milk and cereal, made sure it was cold
I prepared my cereal, adding milk and making sure it was cold before starting to eat.

Sat down at the table and said my grace
I sat down at the table and thanked the food and the Lord for providing it.

Because I knew what was about to take place
I knew that I was about to eat a lot and fill my stomach to my heart's content.

Yum yum, eat 'em up,' my belly said
My stomach was excited, and I was ready to eat the delicious cereal.

The crunches so loud errbody jumped out they bed!
The sound of the crunches was so loud that it woke up everyone in the house.

Well it's lunchtime, and I'm hungry again
Hours later, I got hungry again and was thinking of what to eat for lunch.

I don't know where I should begin
I didn't know where to start and what to eat for lunch.

Maybe I'll get some super salmon, mmm that's good
I was thinking of eating some salmon, which I find very delicious.

I don't want no chicken, it tastes like wood
I didn't want to eat chicken because I don't like its taste.

But I have to have some chips, ones that crunch
However, I had an urge to eat chips that make a crunching sound.

So you can hear me go 'munch, munch, munch'
I started eating the chips, and the sound effect they made was so loud and repeated that it was noticeable.

Some old lady tapped me on the shoulder out of a crowd
An old lady approached me while I was eating, and she tapped me on the shoulder to get my attention.

And said quiet down Biz, you munching too loud!
She asked me to be quieter while eating since the sound of my eating was noticeable and disturbing.

Well excuse me, um, um, well excuse me, um
I felt a bit embarrassed and apologized to the old lady.

Quiet down Biz, you munching too loud!
The old lady repeated that I should eat more calmly and quietly.

Yum, yum, yum, yum yum
I enjoyed the food that I was eating and was savoring its taste.

Mmm, that's good!
I exclaimed how good the food tasted.

They all thought I had stopped
Everyone around me thought that I had stopped eating.

And where's the gravy?
They were also noticing the absence of gravy gotten for the meal I was having.

No matter!
I was not bothered by the absence of gravy and kept eating anyway.

Here come old flat-top, he come grooving up slowlyHe got ju-ju eyeballs, he's one holy rollerHe's got
The song makes use of its unique and peculiar lyrics to describe someone, but it has little or no relationship with the rest of the song's themes.