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In October 1990, rapper Vanilla Ice's hit "Ice Ice Baby" became the vehicle for Mark Jonathan Davis's first big solo parody song hit, "Rice Rice Baby." Within weeks of its national release on the Premiere Radio Networks, this Chinese food homage ranked number one at KIIS-FM/Los Angeles and other radio stations around the country. The song became a popular request on the Dr. Demento Show, and it even appeared in a HIDEOUSLY produced music video on the Rick Dees "Into The Night" show.
This newly re-recorded version was sung by MJD in summer 2020.
lyrics
RICE RICE BABY
by Mark Jonathan Davis
Yo maître d’, let’s cook it!
Rice, rice baby
Rice, rice baby
Alright stop, grab a table and a menu
Ice is back in this Oriental venue
Hungry for a little Chop Suey
You got some Dim Sum, bring it right to me
You know what you want?
Yo, can't decide
Column A, Column B, I like fried
Shrimp and spare ribs, my fingers I'm lickin'
Waitin' for the Main Course, Kung Pau Chicken
Spicy, I mean hot like a stir fry
If you can't take it, order Moo Goo Gai Pan
Means chicken and mushrooms
While you're on the soup, the food is here to soon
No substitutions but you get hot tea
They say vegetable, but that means snow pea
If I get dessert, yo, I deserve it
Check out the chow while the waiter serves it
Rice, rice baby
Rice, rice baby
You're eatin' sweet and sour
But you'll be hungry in less than an hour
Use chopsticks or don't, it don't matter
Fingers were made for a Pu-Pu Platter
Egg rollin’ with Egg Foo Yung
My dinner is cookin' like Connie Chung
Noodles on standby, Chow Mein nearby
Egg drop? No, I'm a Wonton Soup guy
Soy sauce, hot mustard smokin'
My plate is clean and my fortune cookie's broken
Bustin' a bite of Mongolian Beef
Get a mint toothpick for my teeth
Takeout, leftover Lo Mein
If I eat any more, I'll have a weight gain
If I get dessert, yo, I deserve it
Check out the chow while the waiter serves it
Rice, rice baby
Rice, rice baby
Rice
Yo man, let's get out of here
Tip to your waitress
Rice, rice baby to go
Rice, rice baby to go
credits
from
"The Parody Songs That Destroyed Earth" (2020),
track released November 5, 1990
(parody of "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice)
Additional Engineering: Peter Dirado
Originally Released: November 5, 1990
Re-Recorded: October 10, 2020
© Copyright 1990, 2020 Mark Jonathan Davis
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