In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Oh, if I had a dollar for every fart I cut
Well, I could be a millionaire and sit down on my but
I'd eat them beans for breakfast and I'd eat them beans for lunch
And if one day I slept in, well, I'd eat a bowl for brunch
I'd eat them beans for dinner, and I'd eat them for supper too
And If you came on by my house, I'd eat a bowl with you
I'd eat them beans with collard greens or mixed with Captain Crunch
There ain't no need to cook them beans. Just pop the can and munch
I'd eat them bean at Christmas, and I'd eat them New Years eve
I'd even eat them Easter, or any time I please
I'd eat them beans at Diney Land while shaking Mickeys' hand
I'd eat them in the parking lot while lying on my cot
I'd eat them beans when I'm a Hundred and three, while drinking my ensure
And if my wife is still with me, well I'd eat a bowl with her
Fore, if I had a dollar for every fart I cut
Well, I could be a millionaire and sit down on my butt
Whoo
I can be, I can be, a millionaire like you
Sittin on my butt
Whoo
If I had a dollar for every fart I cut
If I had, if I had, for every fart that I cut
I could be a millionaire and sit down on my butt
Well, I could be a millionaire and sit down on my but
I'd eat them beans for breakfast and I'd eat them beans for lunch
And if one day I slept in, well, I'd eat a bowl for brunch
I'd eat them beans for dinner, and I'd eat them for supper too
And If you came on by my house, I'd eat a bowl with you
I'd eat them beans with collard greens or mixed with Captain Crunch
There ain't no need to cook them beans. Just pop the can and munch
I'd eat them bean at Christmas, and I'd eat them New Years eve
I'd even eat them Easter, or any time I please
I'd eat them beans at Diney Land while shaking Mickeys' hand
I'd eat them in the parking lot while lying on my cot
I'd eat them beans when I'm a Hundred and three, while drinking my ensure
And if my wife is still with me, well I'd eat a bowl with her
Fore, if I had a dollar for every fart I cut
Well, I could be a millionaire and sit down on my butt
Whoo
I can be, I can be, a millionaire like you
Sittin on my butt
Whoo
If I had a dollar for every fart I cut
If I had, if I had, for every fart that I cut
I could be a millionaire and sit down on my butt
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The Bean Song "Oh, if I had a dollar" Lyrics as written by Jarrod Saltis Eric Mckain
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