The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
A hardly has an appetite
And pokes at food too long
And B can barely bother
Because all the food is wrong
See likes only candy
And chocolate by the box
D is just disinterested
In anything you've got
But E eats everything
Yeah, E eats everything
E eats everything
Yeah, E eats everything
So toss in on a plastic plate
Or stick it with a fork
Serve it with a shovel
Or serve it on a spork
Yeah, E eats everything
Yeah, E eats everything
F is far too fussy
And only eats with fancy wine
G eats only gourmet
But never can decide
H burns food so horrible
All I tastes is smoke
J just likes drinking juice
And K drinks only soda
But E eats everything
Yeah, E eats everything
E is eating in a moving car
E is eating upside down
E is eating on a spaceship
E is eating off the ground
L and M and N and P
Won't start 'til O arrives
Q and are and S and T
Are wearing clothes much too tight
You and V and W
Are worn out from this song
And X and why just will not share
And will not get along
But E eats everything
Yeah, E eats everything
But look out now, here it comes
That final letter Z
Now Z's not like the other letters
Z's only eating E's
Yeah, Z eats E's
Yeah, Z eats E's
Z eats E's
Yeah, Z eats E's
And pokes at food too long
And B can barely bother
Because all the food is wrong
See likes only candy
And chocolate by the box
D is just disinterested
In anything you've got
But E eats everything
Yeah, E eats everything
E eats everything
Yeah, E eats everything
So toss in on a plastic plate
Or stick it with a fork
Serve it with a shovel
Or serve it on a spork
Yeah, E eats everything
Yeah, E eats everything
F is far too fussy
And only eats with fancy wine
G eats only gourmet
But never can decide
H burns food so horrible
All I tastes is smoke
J just likes drinking juice
And K drinks only soda
But E eats everything
Yeah, E eats everything
E is eating in a moving car
E is eating upside down
E is eating on a spaceship
E is eating off the ground
L and M and N and P
Won't start 'til O arrives
Q and are and S and T
Are wearing clothes much too tight
You and V and W
Are worn out from this song
And X and why just will not share
And will not get along
But E eats everything
Yeah, E eats everything
But look out now, here it comes
That final letter Z
Now Z's not like the other letters
Z's only eating E's
Yeah, Z eats E's
Yeah, Z eats E's
Z eats E's
Yeah, Z eats E's
Lyrics submitted by Farfalla27
E Eats Everything Lyrics as written by John Linnell John Flansburgh
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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