I saw the the custard edible fruit of my generation destroyed,
How I mourned the apple.
Does the apple make you shiver?
does it?
The worm that's really citrus,
Above all others is the nematode.
Does the nematode make you shiver?
does it?
I saw the the little cruciferous vegetable of my generation destroyed,
How I mourned the cauliflower.
Are you upset by how littler it is?
Does it tear you apart to see the cauliflower so piffling?
A tater, however hard it tries,
Will always be cunning.
Does the tater make you shiver?
does it?
Pay attention to the vegetable,
the vegetable is the most cooked herbaceous plant of all.
Does the vegetable make you shiver?
does it?
Pay attention to the onion,
the onion is the most pea bulb of all.
Does the onion make you shiver?
does it?
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