Interlude: Why Do We Dine on the Tots? lyrics

"Interlude: Why Must We Dine on the Tots?"

Old grandfather Lou begged a question at supper as mother defrosted the meat from the Tupperware casserole dish with the red polka dots, "Why must we dine on the tots?"

"Oh, grandpa", she said, with disparaging tone, "You've been spending too much of your dying alone time by reading those books having radical thoughts
Of course we must dine on the tots
What good were those kids before they were our food?
Outrageously smelly, impulsive and rude
Thus you know very well that the fresh produce rots
So clearly, we'll dine on the tots"

"I remember," said Lou, "When we all looked ahead
Your rationale's crummy, who'll live when I'm dead?
My nightmares these days tie my insides in knots
Oh, why do we feed on our tots?"

But before he could finish, his daughter placed a fork to his lips and transformed by the taste he exclaimed, "Oh, the flavor, how I savor it, how did we live before dining on tots?"