When The Kid Gets Gravy

From the work FAWM July Song Sprint 2026
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Composer: Roger D. Linder
Verse A 
As a child I 
C#m 
was too thin. I 
C 
had 
D 
no 
A 
fat on.
A 
Even when I 
C#m 
tried to sit, there 
C 
was 
D 
no 
A 
pad on.
D 
That was when I de
G 
cided to 
F 
start 
G 
eating 
A 
gravy
Chorus A 
Veggies always 
G 
turned on me
My Bb 
atti
C 
tude was 
D 
lazy
D 
But I 
C 
get the 
Bb 
fat 
C 
I 
D 
need
F 
When the 
G 
kid gets 
A 
gravy
Verse A 
A healthy meal was not my need on 
C 
an
D 
y 
A 
day
A 
A fatty snack, a jar of lard, says 
C 
me: 
D 
“O
A 
kay!”
D 
I am so glad that 
G 
I started 
F 
to eat much 
G 
more 
A 
gravy
Chorus A 
Diet foods just 
G 
turn me off
They Bb 
make my 
C 
stomach 
D 
crazy
D 
I am 
C 
always 
Bb 
so 
C 
ful
D 
filled
F 
When I’m 
G 
full of 
A 
gravy
Bridge A 
I went for a walk
C 
 
D 
 
A 
 
A 
There was no snacking
C 
 
D 
 
A 
 
A 
Not a bite to be had
C 
 
D 
 
A 
 
A 
I was not packing
C 
 
D 
 
A 
 
D 
But the moment I’m 
G 
home, 
F 
there was 
G 
the 
A 
gravy
Chorus A 
Fit or fat I 
G 
have no choice
From Bb 
fat I 
C 
will not 
D 
waver
D 
I can’t 
C 
take a
Bb 
noth
C 
er 
D 
bite
Just F 
give me 
G 
some more 
A 
gravy
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Written July 3, 2026. Tune based on “When The Kid Gets Heavy”

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