" Beans, Beans, The Musical Fruit " is a schoolyard saying and children's song about the capacity for beans to contribute to flatulence. The song is also variously known as " Beans, Beans, the Magical Fruit ", " Beans, Beans, the Miracle Fruit ", and " Beans, Beans, the Wonderful Fruit ". One variation of the song (sometimes called the second verse) is titled " Beans, Beans, They're Good for Your Heart ."
The basis of the song (and bean/fart humor in general) is the high amount of oligosaccharides present in beans. Bacteria in the large intestine digest these sugars, producing carbon dioxide and hydrogen. These gases are expelled from the body as flatulence.
Lyrics
Various version of the song exist. These are some examples of the lyrics.
Beans, beans the musical fruit
The more you eat, the more you toot
The more you toot the happier you feel
So let's eat beans with every meal
or
Beans, Beans, They're Good for Your Heart
The more you eat, the more you fart
The more you fart, the happier/better you feel
So let's eat beans with every meal
or
Beans, Beans, They're Good For Your Heart
The More You Eat, The More Your Fart
The More You Fart, The More You Eat
The More You Sit On The Toilet Seat
Popular culture references
- In The Simpsons episode Whacking Day Bart gets in trouble for singing "Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit" when asked for a psalm in church. In the opening sequence of another episode, Bart can be seen writing "Beans are neither fruit, nor musical" on the blackboard.
- In The Simpsons episode Margical History Tour Bart in the role of Mozart premiers his latest opera "The Musical Fruit".
- The "musical fruit" version appears in Stephen King's novel The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger , where it is sung by a raven.
- In the video game Skullmonkeys, the main character Klaymen finds a can of beans and eats it while the song is playing in the background.
References
- ^ Carey, Bjorn Scientists take the ‘toot’ out of beans MSNBC.com, April 25, 2006 (accessed November 17, 2007)
- ^ Seedy songs and rotten rhymes has several versions of the song.
- ^ BEANS, BEANS... The Simpsons Home Page (accessed November 17, 2007)
- ^ Peckham, Matthew (2003). "Review: The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger ". SF Site featured review . http://www.sfsite.com/07a/gu155.htm . Retrieved 28 August 2009 .
- ^ Antipop (13 April 2009). "Skullmonkeys (PlayStation) review". Game Trading Zone . Kenyon Hill . http://gametz.com/Review/2223.html . Retrieved 28 August 2009 .
- Dawson, Jim. Who Cut the Cheese?:
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