Nugget Man

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(D)Robert C. Baker, (G)died on a (D)Monday
(D)We all know his work although (G)few know his (A)name.
(D)A Cornell professor, who (G)taught poultry (D)science,
(D)Forever en(G)shrined in the (A)poultry hall of (D)fame.

(F#)84 years worth of (Bm)food innovations,
(E)Chicken dogs, (E7)turkey dogs, (A)and turkey (A7)ham,
(D)Beyond them all stands Baker's (G)greatest cre(D)ation,
(D)For Baker be(G)gat chicken (A)nuggets for (D)man.

(D)Oh, nugget man, (G)oh nugget (D)man,
(D)Heading on down to the (G)old promise (A)land,
(Bm)Happy the (Bm/Bb)meals all have (Bm/A)been since the (E)day,
That the (G)nugget man (A)came our(D4) wa...(D)ay.

(D)Robert C. Baker, way (G)back in the (D)fifties,
(D)Changed the way children and (G)college kids (A)eat,
(D)When he invented a (G)way to get (D)breading,
To (D)adhere much (G)better to (A)raw chicken (D)meat.

His (F#)new method led fast food (Bm)chains in the eighties,
To de(E)velop and (E7)market a new (A)bite-sized snack (A7)food,
(D)Made from mechanically recovered (G)meat and anti-foaming (D)products,
(D)Reconstituted meat (G)slurry and extra chicken (A)skin for its binding (D)properties.

(D)Oh, nugget man, (G)oh nugget (D)man,
(D)Heading on down to the (G)old promised (A)land,
(Bm)Guts feet and (Bm/Bb)beaks now don't (Bm/A)get thrown (E)away,
Since the (G)nugget man (A)came our (D4)wa...(D)ay.

The (D)king of the burgers is (G)mourning with (D)popeye.
The (D)colonel has arranged a 2(G)1 gun sal(A)ute.
The (D)churches are silent, but (G)poor Wendy's (D)weeping,
And (D)Ronald has hung (G)up his big (A)yellow clown (D)suit.

(F#)Robert C. Baker's last (Bm)will was specific,
That his (E)bones be re(E7)moved and he be (A)ground up real (A7)fine,
And to (D)place his remains into (G)small cardboard (D)coffins,
And (D)bury the (G)pieces (A)six at a (D)time.

(D)Oh, nugget man, (G)oh nugget (D)man,
(D)Heading on down to the (G)old promised (A)land,
(Bm)Dipped into (Bm/Bb)his honey-(Bm/A)mustard filled (E)grave,
We're glad the (G)nugget man (A)came our (Bm/A)wa...ay.
We're glad the (G)nugget man (A)came our (D)wa...ay.