Why Not To Have That Hamburger

Why Not to Have That Hamburger By Elton Camp Of course I like the taste of hamburger just fine But in here, to explain why to avoid it, I’m tryin’ One burger can contain dioxin 300 times more Than the “safe” level that doctors already deplore Hamburgers are usually eaten along with other things And from them, fries, and soft drinks, obesity springs Beef’s high price causes the rainforests destruction To make more room for profitable cattle production When a rainforest is cut the soil cover disappears It becomes worthless after grazing only two years The constant pounding of cattle hoofs on the ground Destroys plant roots that make the soil stay around Because of winds and storms, the soil then won’t stay And a desert will appear once it has been blown away Because raising cattle uses up such vast amounts of grain Not enough to feed millions of humans does then remain And E. coli 0157:H7 gets into the burger from cow feces And the deadly bug is the cause, in humans, of disease The fast-food joint has now become a modern sweatshop And has brought back conditions in the 20s we did stop Advertising encourages kids to eat too much animal fat And will bring serious health consequences due to that About any beef product it is difficult to say much good But especially hamburger, please avoid all who would