Bob Wire: The Raisin Song

Bob Wire sings his song "In Defense Of the Raisin" at the Wilma Theatre in Missoula, Montana. The show is the Montana Matters concert of Sept. 18, 2009. Sound is not too great, but good enough to make out the lyrics If not, they appear below. The song is available on the CD "Sentimental Breakdown." www.bobwiremusic.com

I work down at the raisin farm
Doin them grapes some bodily harm
Its a big old vineyard but we dont make no wine
We heat em up on the drying shelves
Till theyre just a shadow of their former selves
Then we box em up and send em on down the line

Chardonnay from Napa plants
Beaujolais from the south of France
A grapes a grape, far as Im concerned
Drying em up and shrinking em down
Blacks and goldens and medium browns
Theres nothing about raisins that I havent learned

Chorus
Grapes are good, grapes are sweet
I guess theres worse things that you could eat
So round, so firm, Lord, so fully packed
But I think a grape hasnt really made it
Till its all shrunk up and dehydrated
Into a sweet and wrinkly little snack

In the dried fruit war thats being fought
You got your plum and your apricot
But the raisins king­—ask any second grader
From their oatmeal bowl to their brown bag lunch
Kids love raisins and they eat em a bunch
Theyre almost as popular as french fried potaters

So listen up, all you raisin haters
You Sunsweet prune eating constipators
Its time you said hello to my little friend
I make raisins and I make em right
So try a little shriveled up treat tonight
Im sure youll be a raisin lover again

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Comedy
• Country
• Raisin
• Humor
• Acoustic
• Alt-Country
• Montana
• Bob Wire
• Missoula
• Guitar
• Children's Song
• Song about food
• Funny songs

[PhilBullen]

Yah Ednor! Great to hear/see you live!

Greetings from Cincy - Phil Bullen. I really need to see a version of 'King of the Honky' Tonks'. A classic my friend. I'll search for that now...

- pb

[Joannawysiwyg]

Great song, Bob Wire, and thanks for the posting and the lyrics, EdNor. I just stumbled across this. Extra fun 'cause I know the Wilma Theater--used to live at 2411 S. Higgins in college days. Rock on!