Basted In Blood
written by: ??
performed live by: Sarah McLachlan and Cinder Calhoun (aka Ana Gasteyer)
Lyrics
We gather together for yams, beans, and cranberry sauce
But have you given much thought lately to the turkey holocaust?
200 million noble birds slaughtered every fall
Ain’t no difference between Hitler, Stalin, and the folks at Butterball, Butterball
So set your tables, America from Birmingham to Branson
But when you carve that turkey you’re a finger lickin’ Charlie Manson
Enjoy your pumpkin pie, your buttery Idaho spuds,
Grandma’s chestnut stuffing, and a turkey basted in blood
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
Enjoy your turkey, enjoy…
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
But have you given much thought lately to the turkey holocaust?
200 million noble birds slaughtered every fall
Ain’t no difference between Hitler, Stalin, and the folks at Butterball, Butterball
So set your tables, America from Birmingham to Branson
But when you carve that turkey you’re a finger lickin’ Charlie Manson
Enjoy your pumpkin pie, your buttery Idaho spuds,
Grandma’s chestnut stuffing, and a turkey basted in blood
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
Enjoy your turkey, enjoy…
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
Basted in blood
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– Sarah plays this song on Saturday Night Live in the weekend of Thanksgiving in 1997. She plays it with comedian Ana Gasteyener alias Cinder Calhoun. You can download the song at the Other Stuff/Multimedia section.
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