The Kinks — Maximum Consumption

[Verse 1] I'll have some clam chowder, followed by Beefsteak on rye Pumpkin pie, whipped cream, and coffee I wanna green salad on the side Don't forget the french fries Pizza pie, garlic, and anchovy I keep burning up calories as fast as I keep putting them down Eat food, put it in my mouth Chew it up, swallow it down [Verse 2] I'll have two eggs, over light Homemade apple pie Coleslaw as a side order I gotta stay fit, stay alive Eat food to sustain a Non-stop high-grade performer The pace is continual, sure keeps running me down Don't you know that you gotta eat food? Don't you know that you gotta refuel? [Chorus] I'm a Maximum Consumption Super-grade performer High powered machine Go steady on my clutch, go easy on the hills And you'll get a lot of mileage out of me I'm so easy to drive (And I'm an excellent ride) ("Dave Davies on lead guitar!") Excessive living sure keeps running me down You've got to learn to use the Maximum Juice That's how you get the maximum use [Verse 3] Life keeps using me Keeps on abusing me Mentally and physically I gotta stay fit, stay alive Need fuel inside Eat food to survive Maximum Consumption sure keeps running me down Don't you know that you gotta eat food? Don't you know that it's good for you? [Outro] I'm a Maximum Consumption Non-stop machine Total automation Perpetual motion