[Verse 1] Earl bought a spoon at a yard sale stand From a cross-eyed lady with a paper fan Cost him a nickel and a warm handshake Said, “Don’t you use it on chocolate cake” Took it on home in a sandwich sack With a bent-up fork and a rubber-backed mat Scooped up beans from a chipped blue bowl Then his tongue got hot and his eyes went cold Tasted Uncle Ray’s unpaid tab Tasted Aunt June’s church bake scam Tasted three lies and a parking fine Tasted old meat from 1989 [Pre-Chorus] Earl said, “Lord, that spoon ain’t right” Then he used it again that very same night [Chorus] Spoonful! OOOOO, take a spoonful! Spoonful! OOOOO, now you know! [Post-Chorus] One little bite and your mouth gets mean Truth comes sliding out between your teeth [Verse 2] Word got around by half past two From the laundromat bench to the barbecue queue Folks came knocking with a nervous grin Saying, “Let me taste what my cousin did” Mabel tasted her husband’s bet On a turtle race that ain’t happened yet Sheriff tasted a stolen ham And the mayor tasted his own fake tan Preacher came by with a casserole dish Said, “I only want one tiny little wish” Spoon hit gravy and the room went still He tasted bingo money in a mason jar till [Pre-Chorus] Everybody yelled, “That spoon ain’t fair” Then they lined back up in a folding chair [Chorus] Spoonful! OOOOO, take a spoonful! Spoonful! OOOOO, now you know! [Post-Chorus] One little bite and your mouth gets mean Truth comes sliding out between your teeth [Bridge] Grandma locked it in a tackle box Box started knocking at twelve o’clock Earl said, “Nope,” but the whole town knew That spoon had supper plans for you [Breakdown] OOOOO Spoonful! OOOOO Spoonful! Taste that lie! Taste that bill! Taste that thing You buried uphill! [Chorus] Spoonful! OOOOO, take a spoonful! Spoonful! OOOOO, now you know! [Post-Chorus] One little bite and your mouth gets mean Truth comes sliding out between your teeth [Outro] Earl don’t eat with forks no more Plate flipped over on the kitchen floor Spoon in the drawer going tap, tap, tap OOOOO, don’t you open that! [Extended] One little bite and your mouth gets mean Truth comes sliding out between your teeth Spoonful! OOOOO, take a spoonful! [Extended] One little bite and your mouth gets mean Truth comes sliding out between your teeth Earl don’t eat with forks no more Plate flipped over on the kitchen floor Spoon in the drawer going tap, tap, tap OOOOO, don’t you open that!
