Beans Taste Fine Shel Silverstein

[Verse 1]
Now, a friend of mine, way back in Chicago
You know, he finally made his pile
Well, he got himself a mansion and a butler and a chef
And he was livin' in the latest style
But I run into him, he was eatin' in a greasy spoon
While parked in front was his big limousine
I said, "Buddy, you got so much money
How come youre sittin' in here, eatin' beans?"

[Chorus 1]
An' he said: "After you've been havin' steak for a long time
Beans, beans taste fine!
An' after you've been drinkin' champagne and brandy
You're gonna settle for wine!"

He said: "The world is funny, and people are strange
And man is a creature of constant change, and after
You've been havin' steak for a long time
You know that beans taste fine!"

[Verse 2]
Now, you know, I run into another friend of mine
In a rowdy ol' Clark Street bar
I said, "Friend, is it true what I heard about you?
I heard you married a beautiful 18-year-old shapely movie star
Yet here you sit, tryin' to make out with some barfly
Who's too old and ugly to be true!"
And he said, "Shelly, you're still a very young man
So sit down, I'll explain it all to you."