Plants Dance

Jay Mankita c 2005 


I eat tofu, tomatoes, and tangerines 

Pasta, potatoes, and pinto beans 

Apples and oranges, onions and oats 

Garlic and grapefruit, and green beans and groats 

I’m takin’ a chance, and doing a little dance 

About healthy foods that come from plants 


I drink peppermint tea for passing the time 

Lettuce and lentils and lemon and lime 

Parsley and pineapples, peppers, and peas 

Roots from the ground, and fruits from the trees 

I’m takin’ a chance, and doing a little dance 

About healthy foods that come from plants 


I eat basil and beets, and broccoli is nice 

Watermelon, wasabi, and wild rice 

Cabbage and cauliflower, carrots and kale 

Blueberries and strawberries filling my pail 

I’m takin’ a chance, and doing a little dance 

About healthy foods that come from plants 


I eat spinach and salad and soup and seaweed 

My whole grain cereals help me succeed 

Sauerkraut, snow peas and sunflower seeds 

Healthy foods are all that I need 

I’m takin’ a chance, and doing a little dance 

About healthy foods that come from plants

© Jay Mankita Productions 2011