A tribe called quest – Ham ‘N’ Eggs

by Miles Benson

I may piss and moan a lot about having to live at home right now, but, waking up to breakfast on the weekends is one of the single greatest pleasantries about living at home. When/if I do find a place to live, not having breakfast in the morning will be a great tragedy indeed.

In lieu of this revelation, enjoy some Quest…and be merry!

The song:

The lyrics:

I don’t eat no ham n’ eggs, cuz they’re high in cholesterol
A yo, Phife do you eat em? No, Tip do you eat em?
Uh huh, not at all(again)
I don’t eat no ham n’ eggs, cuz they’re high in cholesterol
Jarobi, do you eat em? Nope, Shah, do you eat em? (Nope)
Not at all

Q-Tip and Phife(trading lines):
A tisket, a tasket, what’s in mama’s basket?
Some veggie links and some fish that stinks
Why, just the other day, I went to Grandma’s house
Smelled like she conjured up a mouse
Eggs was fryin, ham was smellin
In ten minutes, she started yellin (come and get it)
And the gettin’s were good
I said, I shouldn’t eat, she said, I think you should
But I can’t, I’m plagued by vegetarians
No cats and dogs, I’m not a veterinarian
Strictly collard greens and a occasional steak
Goes on my plate
Asparagus tips look yummy, yummy, yummy
Candied yams inside my tummy
A collage of good eats, some snacks or nice treats
Apple sauce and some nice red beets
This is what we snack on when we’re Questin’
(both: No second guessin)

chorus:
(Q-Tip: bridge)

Phife:
Now drop the beat, so I can talk about my favorite tastings
The food that is the everlasting, see I’m not fasting
I’m gobbling, like a dog on turkey
Beef jerky, slim jims, I eat sometimes
I like lemons and limes
And if not that, take it the road see and the salad sopped
Sit back, relax, listen to some hip hop

Q-Tip:
Gum drops and gummy bears tease my eyes
A sight for sore ones and some bore pies
And other goodies that are filled with goop
With fried apple roots
Delectable delights, control my appetites
Mine is for me, right, but I know what I like
Chicken for lunch, chicken for my dinner
Chicken, chicken, chicken, I’m a finger lickin winner
When breakfast time comes, I don’t recognize
Pig in the pan or a pair of bogey chides
Mixed with stewed tomatoes, home fried potatoes
Or anything with flair, cook it, I’m in there
Pay attention to the Tribe as we impose
This is how it goes

I don’t eat no ham n’ eggs, cuz they’re high in cholesterol
A yo, Phife do you eat em? Nah, Tip do you eat em?
Uh huh, not at all(come again, y’all)
I don’t eat no ham n’ eggs, cuz they’re high in cholesterol
Jarobi, do you eat em? Nope, Shah, do you eat em?
Nope, not at all
I don’t eat no ham n’ eggs, cuz they’re high in cholesterol
Afrika do you eat em? No, Pos, do you eat em?
Hell yeah, all the time
I don’t eat no ham n’ eggs, cuz they’re high in cholesterol
Phife, do you eat em? Nah, Tip, do you eat em?
Uh huh, not at all
Jarobi, do you eat em? Nope, Shah, do you eat em?
Nope, not at all
I don’t eat no ham n’ eggs, cuz they’re high in cholesterol
Afrika, do you eat em? No, Gary, do you eat em?
Yeah, all the time (laughing)

If you want the original audio email me or search my source code; (PS: if you used a Google Reader, the original audio source link would show up for you). I have to do it this way because when I post music it kills my bandwidth.

Discussion: If you could only eat one kind of breakfast food for the rest of your life, what would it be? (Please leave your comments below, do not message or IM me with your answers)

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  • French Toast!

  • I’ve always been partial to Belgium waffles myself.

  • French Toast!! Let me tell you somethin about french toast…

    I been here e’rey day fer da past 9 munths lookin fer french toast an they ain’t never have it!

    I go up to the counter an says..
    “listen. You got eggs?”
    “yes”
    “ok. You got bread?”
    “yes”
    “good. you got a stove?”
    “yeah”
    “…….FUCK! MAKE THE GODDAMN FRENCH TOAST THEN!!!

    it really splits my nip

  • “an they ain’t never have it!”

    hahahaha

    He knows how to make it, yet he continues to frequent places that do not serve it.

  • Sometimes what you want just isn’t on the menu…

  • I had the most fantastic breakfast the other day. Well, it was technically lunch. But! It was “black and white waffles” meaning made with both white chocolate and regular chocolate chips. Indulgent, but SOOOO good!

  • So why continue to hassle a restaurant when you KNOW they don’t serve it?

  • Because apparently he knows they CAN serve it, even though they don’t. Is he wrong? Or is the restaurant?

  • wow.

    I don’t know. Jeez…I’m siding with the guy on this one. If I knew they could make it and they wouldn’t, I’d be pretty angry myself!

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