A F# B E A [Verse] A You can whistle a tune Buy a balloon F# You can even eat a bagel with a silver spoon B E7 A E7 But you just can't eat hot soup with your bare hands A You can hang like a bat Dance with your cat F#7 B You can even use your undies as a pirate hat B7 E7 A A7 But you just can't eat hot soup with your bare hands C#7 F# So if you want to keep out of hot water B7 A7 E7 If you want to find yourself top dog in the catbird seat C#7 F#7 Then don't you try to do what you ought not to B7 E7 A A7 You Better concentrate on doin' the things you can [Instrumental] A7 F# B E7 A A You can pickle a prune Rent a raccoon F#7 Dig yourself a swimmin' pool with Sun Myung Moon F# B E A E7 But you just can't eat hot soup with your bare hands A Give Edgar Winter a tan Swim to Azerbaijan F# Do "The Macarena" with the Wu-Tang Clan B7 E7 A7 But you just can't eat hot soup with your bare hands C#7 F#7 So you don't play ball like Sammy Sosa C#7 C7 B7 So you'll never fly to Toronto, rent a Miata, drive to the border, go in a barrel down Niagra Falls C#7 F#7 The negative should not be dwelt on, no sir, no B7 E7 A7 Better concentrate on doin' the things you can C#7 F#7 (you the man!) (or the woman!) B7 E7 F# And you just can't eat hot soup with your bare hands B7 E7 A7 A Vegetable! (Vegetable!) Alphabet! (Alphabet!) Chicken noodle! (Chicken noodle!)Spaghettios! (That ain't soup!) B B7 A# F# F#m Matzoh ball! (Matzoh ball!) Split pea! (No soup for you!) Minestrone! (Minestrone!) Tom Kha Gai! (That soup's hot!) F# A F#7 Leeky leeky! (Leeky leeky!) Wonton! (Wonton!) Gazpacho! (You can do that!) B7 E7 Oh! You just can't eat hot soup A F#7 You just can't eat hot soup B7 E7 You just can't eat hot soup F#7 You just can't eat hot soup B7 E7 A Oh! You just can't eat hot soup with your bare hands!