Pepper! Ah ha haa ha!
The history of spice is the history of ice
And of civilizations long past
They had buildings and bridges, but no freezers or fridges
And food would go bad pretty fast!
So they piled on the spice, and that made it taste nice
Which resulted in something quite strange
It’s hard to believe, that since Adam and Eve
Our taste buds caused history to change!
The Babylonians and Sheiks and the Romans and the Greeks
Said the food was really awful and bland
But there was something called spice, made your supper taste nice
And you found it in a faraway land!
So the people started searching through Iraq and Iran
Across Asia to Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan
And the age of exploration began
Because people wanted pepper on their food, oh yeah
People wanted pepper on their food!
{baby-talk} Ah ah ah, ah ah ah! Ah ah ah, ah ah!
Chorus: Well, the centuries passed, populations grew fast
And because of that economies grew
Everybody wanted spice, they were raising the price
And the people didn’t like it, it’s true!
Like Atilla the Hun, who got angry and sore
When he reached for the pepper but there wasn’t any more
He jumped right up, and said
We’re going to war!
Because me gotta have pepper on my food, oh yeah
Chorus: Atilla wanted pepper on his food!
Nutmeg, ginger, mace and lime
Parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme
Bay leaf, cloves, and just a little hint of
Sugar, rum, and caroway, and cinnamon, mint, well
Columbus set sail, gonna blaze a new trail
To the place where spice is found
But he was rubbing his eyes, because he got a surprise
When he collided with a chunk of new ground!
He was looking for spice, so he crossed the sea
And found a continent instead of where the Indies should be
So America was actually discovered you see
Because people wanted pepper on their food, oh yeah
Columbus wanted pepper on his food!
Saffron, salt, radicchio weed
Garlic, curry, poppy seed
Fennil, basil, tarragon, still
There’s oregano and juniper and sesame, dill, well
History shows where the spice trade grows
The worldwide economy works
For the Indians, Phoenicians and the Romans and the Grecians
And the Arabs and the Ottoman Turks
So, if you see you wanna be a regular whiz
And be able to explain about the history biz
Just remember that world is the way that it is
Because people wanted pepper on their…
Sugar and spice, and everything nice
People wanted pepper, I’m a pepper schlepper
Hey, give me my pepper…
On my food!
Gimmie pepper
Gimme gimmie pepper!
Gotta have pepper on my…achoo!
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