1. I bought a big tomato from the grocery store
And everybody wondered what I wanted it for
I put it in the mixer, I turned the mixer on
It went, “a-rum a-rum a-rum” until I knew that it was done, it made…
Chorus
Ketchup….Yeah, ketchup
Put it on your hotdog, put it on your burger
Put it on your sister and she’ll holler bloody murder
Yeah ketchup, yeah ketchup
2. I bought a dish of ice cream from the Good Humor man
I took it to my kitchen, I put it in a pan
When everyone was sleeping, I came slippin’ on down
I took it from the freezer and I spread it all around with
Chorus
Ketchup….Yeah, ketchup
Put it on your ice cream, put it on your burger
Put it on your mother and she’ll holler bloody murder
Yeah ketchup, yeah ketchup
Bridge
Nothin’ else will tickle my taste buds
Nothin’ else will hit me just right
Burger or pup, I like to cover it up
With that slow and sloppy gourmet delight!
3. I was sittin’ in the restaurant one sunny afternoon
The waitress said, “Your order will be up real soon”
I grabbed the ketchup bottle, I gave it a shake
I heard my brother scream, it was a big mistake
‘Cause he was covered with
Chorus
Ketchup….Yeah, ketchup
Put it on your French fries, put it on your burger
Put it on your brother and he’ll holler bloody murder
Yeah ketchup, yeah ketchup
4. I saw an awesome movie on the VCR
They were fighting space invaders from a far away star
They used laser beams and then those death ray shots
And just to make it perfect
There was lots and lots and lots and lots of
Chorus
Ketchup….Yeah, ketchup
Put it on your popcorn, put it on your burger
Put it on your Grandma and she’ll holler bloody murder
Yeah ketchup, yeah ketchup
Bridge
Nothin’ else will tickle my taste buds
Nothin’ else will hit me just right
Burger or pup, I like to cover it up
With that slow and sloppy gourmet delight!
Chorus
Ketchup….Yeah, ketchup
Put it on your tofu, put it on your burger
Put it on your teachers and they’ll holler bloody murder
Yeah ketchup, yeah ketchup
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By Tom Paxton
From Julie Austin and Chris Barton’s (SongSisters) “Hello Sun, Goodnight Moon“
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