The Garlic Blessing

Lyrics and Music: David Avshalomov

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Is it a food, or is it a spice? Some say it's nas - ty, but I say it's nice. It's in


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tense, and sharp, and pun gent, and it leaves you feel - ing strong. Now lis - ten to our Bles -sing for this


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May the breath of Gar - lic shine up - on your
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love - ly clove in song .

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love - ly clove in song .

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teeth. Bles - sing ev' ry - thing a - bove, and ev' - ry - thing be - neath.

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pedal freely

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May the Joy of Gar - lic in - vig - or - ate your days; for life just tastes much

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rich - er with some gar - lic.

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love and I have a gar - lic pact; we both par - take or nee - ther for if you eat it by your - self, then
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you're the"heav - y breath - er." The world's di - vid - ed in two camps, you don't like it or you do. You

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in which camp are you? mf You

can't es - cape that a - ro - ma, so

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love or hate the Stink - ing Rose, there is no in be - tween; but gar - lic kills bac - ter - i - a and


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keeps your sys - tem clean. So nev - er mind your gar - lic salt,

I like my gar - lic fresh. A

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joy to veg - e - tar - i - ans, but al - so great with Flesh! mf

Gar - lic, how I

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love thee! Let me count the ways: In

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soups, and sal - ads, stews, and sauc - es, and sizz - ling in sau -

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ts. Not just an in - gred - i - ent, it's a

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food group all its use it, we crave gar -

own. But an - y way you


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lic. mf

I just peeled a doz - en cloves; I





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Gosh,that does - n't look like much, let's peel a doz - en more! When

don't find that a chore.

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gar - lic hits hot ol - ive oil, then life is ver - y good. Toss with pas - ta, grate some cheese, now

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that's what I call food! Dip some bread in gar - lic oil or

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roast me up some cloves, then Crush and smear on gar - lic toast and wolf it down in loaves!

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May - be not forbreak fast...

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How muchgar - lic is too much?

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but on sec -ond thought,who knows?

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mf Let's see which way the wind blows

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the bloom of gar - lic

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rfo P P fum - i - gate your soul. Sav - or ev' - ry






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taste you get and make your spi - rit whole

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like it, gar - lic's good for you. So


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poco meno mosso

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let us share our pun - gent love of gar - lic. mp

Yes, let us bless the frag - rant gift of

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Gar

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Gar lic, Shmar - lic, Gar - lic,
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