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Expects to find stew with that fine ham bone.
He opens the door, then start to lookin',
Says, Woman, what's this stuff you're cookin'?
All that meat and no potatoes
Just ain't right, like green tomatoes.
Here I'm waiting, palpitatin',
All that meat and no potatoes
All that food to the alligators, yes.
Hold me steady. I am ready
For all that meat and no potatoes.
I don't think that peas are bad.
With meat most anything goes.
I look into the pot. I'm fit to fight
'Cause, woman, you know that mess ain't right.
All that meat and no potatoes
Just ain't right, like green tomatoes.
Woman, I'm steamin'. I'm really screamin'
All that meat and no potatoes.
Where is my fry and ham bone? Where is it?
The song "All That Meat and No Potatoes" by Thomas Smith tells the story of a hardworking man coming home and looking forward to a good meal, specifically stew with ham bone. However, when he opens the door and smells the food cooking, he becomes disappointed and frustrated because there is a lot of meat, but no potatoes. The man emphasizes that this just isn't right and compares it to green tomatoes. He becomes angry, feeling like he's been cheated out of a real meal, exclaiming that he's "waiting, palpitatin', for all that meat and no potatoes." He continues to express his displeasure and even suggests that the food might as well be fed to the alligators. The song ends with the man demanding to know where his ham bone is, infuriated that he has been denied the satisfaction of a good meal.
Line by Line Meaning
A man works hard then comes on home,
A hard-working man expects a good meal after a long day of work.
Expects to find stew with that fine ham bone.
He's anticipating a delicious meal made from the leftover ham bone.
He opens the door, then start to lookin',
As he enters the house, he starts looking for the stew.
Says, Woman, what's this stuff you're cookin'?
He questions the woman about what she is cooking.
All that meat and no potatoes
He's disappointed to find a meal with only meat and no sides.
Just ain't right, like green tomatoes.
It doesn't feel right, just like green tomatoes.
Here I'm waiting, palpitatin',
He's been eagerly waiting for the meal, heart racing with excitement.
For all that meat and no potatoes.
But finding only meat without any sides, leaves him disappointed.
All that meat and no potatoes
Again, he expresses his dissatisfaction with the lack of sides in his meal.
All that food to the alligators, yes.
He's suggesting that the alligators would feast well on the meat without any potatoes or sides.
Hold me steady. I am ready
He's getting agitated and wants to be calmed down.
For all that meat and no potatoes.
He repeats his frustration with the lack of sides in his meal.
I don't think that peas are bad.
He doesn't mind peas as a side dish.
With meat most anything goes.
He believes that most side dishes go well with meat.
I look into the pot. I'm fit to fight
He looks into the pot to find the stew, but to his displeasure, it's not there.
'Cause, woman, you know that mess ain't right.
He's blaming the woman for making a meal that's not satisfying.
All that meat and no potatoes
He's still angry about the lack of sides.
Just ain't right, like green tomatoes.
He repeats his earlier line comparing the lack of sides to the unpleasant texture of green tomatoes.
Woman, I'm steamin'. I'm really screamin'
He's angry and shouting at the woman for not making a proper meal.
All that meat and no potatoes.
He repeats his frustration with the meal and the lack of sides.
Where is my fry and ham bone? Where is it?
He's looking for the leftover ham bone and fry that would have added flavor and texture to his meal.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ED KIRKEBY, FATS WALLER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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@Johnny Gardner
I'm German.
We are supposed to have very little in the way of humor.
I LOL-ed at Bearing's jab.
I ROTFLMAO when Bearing put that "World's Greatest Cnt" vid up.
The ability to laugh at ourselves is what makes us human.
It's something very rare in SJWs...
Holy s**t! Aliens infiltrating our society confirmed! :)
Alexander Thorne
Tom says that intent matters, but then immediately says intent doesn't matter it's how he interprets it.
He lost this one on that 30 seconds of mental flip-flop.
Sir Esquire
Forreal this guy's stupidity is actually frustrating.
Reegan Riddiford
"Tom says that intent matters, but then immediately says intent doesn't matter it's how he interprets it."
He pulled a Noam Chomsky
Gawkers DeathRattle
Man. This guy is so utterly joyless and devoid of humor. I just kinda feel bad for him, and I sort of understand why he's slid towards the joyless doctrines of social engineering. Someone get him to a comedy club, stat!
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Actually, he has a comedy podcast called comedy shoeshine and it is literally the least funniest thing in existence.
Reprobate Renegade
As soon as he said 'Unconscience bias', Thomas lost me, that's the strawman SJW's use to try and give a second life to their argument that everyone is racist because they say so.
Hitsuga Aorusaki
MrNinjaone1 false rubbish that hasn't remotely been proven to actual CAUSE racism
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Reprobate Renegade
Do you know what unconscious bias is ?
Jane W
Bearing is having to babysit this bloke.
dee pee
This dude started out so defensively, it took 15 minutes to actually get to a discussion