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Fat Children

Tim Minchin
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Do  not feed doughnuts  to your obese  children
You  will regret  it when they’re  in their teens
Maccas  might shut them  up now that they’re  seven
 But they  won’t forgive you, when
They’re  getting picked last for PE
Don’t  you see?
Boombalata  motherfucker
Have  you noticed that your kids are fat?
What  are you going to do about that?
What  are you going to do?
So  you telling me that your family
Has  a history of obesity
 You got a polycystic  ovary
It’s  just the way that God made me
It’s  unlikely, statistically
 To be a physical  thing
 But either way it  don’t explain why you
 Are in the cue at  Burger King
 You can blame  it on biology
 You can blame  your physiology
 You can point  to genealogy
 And your social  anthropology
 You can say you  are an ectomorph
 That you just can’t  get the kilos off
 Well you can be what you  wanna be
 But stop feeding that boy KFC
 He weighs  40 kilos and he’s only three
 He looks  like a clean-shaven Pavarotti
Switching  to Diet Coke is not the way back
Boombalata  kiddie-stuffer
 Your kid’s  a fat, have you noticed that?
And  you oughta be ashamed
 For you only have  yourself to blame.
 Your 5 year  old princess in her size 14 tutu
Only  eats pizza like that because  you do
 Will be dead of  a heart attack
 Before  your grandchildren are ten
 Perhaps  you’ll consider
 A cut-back  on extra fries then
Boombalata  kiddie-stuffer
Have  you noticed that your kids are fat?
What  are you going to do about that?
What  are you going to do?
So  you telling me that your family
Has  a history of obesity
 You got a polycystic  ovary
It’s  just the way that God made me
But  – and in your  case
 There’s a reasonably  big butt
 Do you think  it’s an appropriate treat
 The all-you-can-eat at Pizza  Hut?
 There’s no excuse  you silly goose
 For a child  with a caboose
 Like a moose  who’s eaten too much mousse
 It’s tantamount  to child abuse
 Kick them off the  fucking couch
 Unplug  the Playstation
 Send them down to  the park
 If they don’t wanna go,  make ’em
Tell  them they have to jog
 Until their jogging  shorts fit’em
 If they hesitate,  ask firmly
 If they still  resist, hit’em
 Is this  what you want for your little girl and  guy?
 These chips  off the pork chop, for the toffee apples of your  eye?
Six  packs of kit cats are not the way  back
Boombalata  Kiddie-Stuffer
 Your kids  are fat, did ya notice that?
And  you, you ought to be ashamed
For  you have only got yourself to blame
 Your 6 year  old miniature Jabba the Hut
 Eating half  melted Mars Bars from the folds of his gut
 He'll be dead  of an aneurysm
 Before  his own children ism ten
 Perhaps  you’ll consider
 A cut-back  on Taco Bell then
 Perhaps  you’ll consider
 A cut-back  on Krispy Kreme doughnuts
 And Popcorn in bucket-sized  boxes
 And microwave  pizza or drive through  McDonalds
 For weeknightly  dinners in front of the  TV
 And notes  to the phys-ed instructor saying
 Timmy has asthma but  he really just gets short of breath
 Cos he’s 35 kilos  above the ideal weight
 Of 35  kilos for a nine year  old boy

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Readable chord sheet for Fat Children by Tim Minchin

[Am]Do not feed dou[G]ghnuts to your obe[F]se children      [Em]
[Am]You will regr[G]et it when they’r[F]e in their teens    [Em]
[Am]Maccas might shut [G]them up now that t[F]hey’re seven            [Em]
But th[F]ey won’t forgive you, when
[Em]They’re getting picked last for PE        [Am]
[Bm7]Don’t you see?

[Am]Boombalata motherfucker
[D9]Have you noticed that your kids are fat[Dm]?
[Am]What are you going to do about that?        [D7]
[Am]What are you going to do?

[Am]So you telling me that your family [D7]
[Am]Has a history of obesi[D7]ty
You got a polycy[Am]stic ovary   [D7]
[Am]It’s just the way that God made me[D7]

[Am]It’s unlikely, [D7]statistically
To be a physi[Am]cal thing
But either way [D7]it don’t explain why you
Are in the cue [Am]at Burger King

You can blame[Am] it on biology[D7]
You can blame[Am] your physiology      [D7]
You can point[Am] to genealogy     [D7]
And your soci[Am]al anthropology    [D7]

You can say yo[Am]u are an ectomorph       [D7]
That you just [Am]can’t get the kilos off       [D7]
Well you can be what [Bm7]you wanna be
But stop feeding that boy KFC              [E7]

He we[F]ighs 40 kilos and he’s only three
He lo[Bm7]oks like a clean-shaven Pavarotti             [E7]

[F]Switching to Diet Coke is not the way [C]back
[G]Boombalata kiddie-stuffer
Your kid[D]’s a fat, have you noticed that?
[Am]And you oughta be ash[F]amed    [G]
For you only [Am]have yourself to b[F]lame.   [G]

Your 5 ye[F]ar old princess in her size 14 tutu             [C]
[G]Only eats pizza like that b[D]ecause you do       [E7]
Will be dead [C]of a heart attack
Befor[G]e your grandchildren are ten           [C]                   [G]
Perha[C]ps you’ll consider
A cu[G]t-back on extra fries then       [C]                [G]

[Am]Boombalata kiddie-stuffer
[D9]Have you noticed that your kids are fat[Dm]?
[Am]What are you going to do about that?        [D7]
[Am]What are you going to do?

[Am]So you telling me that your family [D7]
[Am]Has a history of obesi[D7]ty
You got a polycy[Am]stic ovary   [D7]
[Am]It’s just the way that God made me[D7]

[Am]But – and in you[D7]r case
There’s a reaso[Am]nably big butt     [D7]
Do you think[Am] it’s an appropriate treat       [D7]
The all-you-can-eat at Piz[Am]za Hut?       [D7]

There’s no excuse[Am] you silly goose     [D7]
For a chi[Am]ld with a caboo[D7]se
Like a moo[Am]se who’s eaten too much mousse            [D7]
It’s t[Am]antamount to child abuse    [D7]

Kick them off the[Am] fucking couch    [D7]
Unpl[Am]ug the Playstati[D7]on
Send them down to[Am] the park      [D7]
If they don’t wanna [Am]go, make ’em [D7]

[Am]Tell them they have to jog    [D7]
Until their jog[Am]ging shorts fit’em[D7]
If they he[Am]sitate, ask firml[D7]y
If they sti[Am]ll resist, hit’em

Is t[F]his what you want for your little girl a[C]nd guy?
These chip[G]s off the pork chop, for the toffee apples of [D]your eye?
[F]Six packs of kit cats are not the way[C] back
[G]Boombalata Kiddie-Stuffer
Your kids[D] are fat, did ya notice that?

[Am]And you, you ought to be ashame[F]d        [G]
[Am]For you have only got yourself to bla[F]me       [G]
Your 6 y[F]ear old miniature Jabba the Hu[C]t
Eating hal[G]f melted Mars Bars from the folds of his gut [D]
He'll be dead[C] of an aneurysm
Befor[G]e his own children ism ten         [C]                 [G]
Perha[C]ps you’ll consider
A cu[G]t-back on Taco Bell then         [C]                   [G]
Perh[C]aps you’ll consider
A cu[G]t-back on Krispy Kreme doughnuts         [C]
And Popcorn in bucket-si[G]zed boxes
And mic[C]rowave pizza or drive through[G] McDonalds
For wee[C]knightly dinners in front of the[G] TV
And note[C]s to the phys-ed instructor s[G]aying
Timmy has asthma [C]but he really just gets short of br[G]eath
Cos he’s 35 kil[C]os above the ideal weight [G]
Of 35[C] kilos for a nine y[G]ear old boy       [C]

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