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Papo Gostoso

The Life of a Chef
Singer : Papo Gostoso Scene Description
Papo Gostoso, master chef and benevolent teacher, created a culinary school in the heart of Bellacopia in partnership with Aunt Chovi's orphanage. As a guiding light to aspiring young chefs, Papo demonstrates the joys and responsibilities of being a chef in a lively Italian Tarantella. Based on Rossini's famous "La Danza" with original lyrics.
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Lyrics
Oh the Pasta is the Pasta .. and the Present is a gift
If you take it from what's around You .. then you give your dish a lift...
Slice it and Dice it and make it look nice you gotta be quick and don cutta you hand
Put it aside but keepa you Eye on it ... It's gonna go right into the Pan
Squeeze the Garlic, squeeze the Garlic.. it's a flavor nobody ignores
If the oil is hotta you know you gotta good start then you cutta some more
Seize the moment .. seize the Onion .. you can hold it right in your hand
It's the Flavor you can Savor .. now you chop it and throw in the Pan
Toss it and Stir it and try not to burn it cause we don't want nothing to fall on the floor
Herbs and the Spices will add a surprise .. and that's why the People come back
for More for More, that wanna some more if you donna make..they pound on the door.. And you do it all over again-- Once More! Slice the mushroom, dice the carrots
Please be careful 'cause the Asparagus needs to be cut ... Once More
Now the time has come .. to Prepare the Main Course
Now we take the Fish .. right out of the Sea
Open up the Nets .. and the fish they are flashing
Now we know it's fresh .. hey ... You Better Believe
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Everybody they like to eat it .. but nobody - nobody like to clean it
So holda your nose and while a you peel it .. all o' the smell you never will feel it ..
Scallops and Baccala, Shrimp and alot of a Squid they say it's the Catch of the Day
Peel it and Crack it and skin it and whack it and then you can throw all the bad stuff
Away ..away .. Just throw it away .. It's gonna smell worse the longer it stays
So you gotta get rid of it fast ... Once More .. Peel it and crack it and holda your nose
You worka so hard..but nobody knows.. it's a day in the Life of the Chef.. Once More