2012/11/03

Le' Strawberry Rag




Though strawberry's have a shape that is crazy
and a taste that is sure ain't bad

there's something there
 that is not really talked about
and that is because, it is sure is sad


Just take a knife and split one down the center
what do you see inside?
you might be surprised
that there's nothing in the middle
it's so sad, it makes you cry
it's so sad, it makes you . . .


but don't despair
blend the pair
up with crushed ice
you got a smoothy how nice

or chop them up 
and decorate
 your next cake
place them all 'round the side! 
They make great homemade pies!
you'll have to Shoo 'way the flies!



Tell all your friends
that the Strawberry Fruit is ripe!

Tell all your friends
WHILE the Strawberry Fruit is ripe!


They are very low
in fat and in calories
as they're all going down
And they're sweet
but they won't give you cavities
(Instrumental Bass line)

They grew straight from the ground!
Come get them while there in town!

They got nothing to hide
Their seeds are on the side!
Would not it be
very nice to be Strawberry . . .


  



  


 Each apparent "seed" (achene) on the outside of the fruit 
is actually one of the ovaries of the flower, with a seed inside it
  
An achene (Greek ἀ, aprivative + χαίνειν, chainein, to gape;[1] also sometimes referred to as akene and occasionallyachenium or achenocarp) is a type of simple dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. Achenes are monocarpellate (formed from one carpel) and indehiscent (they do not open at maturity). Achenes contain a single seedthat nearly fills the pericarp, but does not adhere to it. In many species, what we think of as the "seed" is actually an achene, a fruit containing the seed. The seed-like appearance arises from the fact that the wall of the seed-vessel hardens and encloses the solitary seed so closely as to seem like an outer coat.[1