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Stealing food by Jay Foreman

original english text

Stealing food, stealing food

Stealing food, food, food

Eating what belongs to others puts me in a good mood

Though my friends say that I shouldn’t,

There is nothing that I wouldn’t steal.

Food, food, food, food, food!!


I’m a veritable gastronomic kleptomaniac

While my friends are having dinner is when I like to attack

I say “look, what’s that behind you?” and they turn around to see

Then I finish what they’re eating, and I say “it wasn’t me.”

Stealing food, stealing food

Stealing food, food, food

Cheefing chips and pinching pringles puts me in a good mood

Food is so much more delicious

If my friends are all suspicious!

Stealing food, food, food, food, food!!


Now, the most efficient way to satisfy your appetite

Is to eat from your friends’ cupboards in the middle of the night

But no matter if you’re tempted; you should never take the lot

Leave the packaging behind; remind them what they haven’t got.

Stealing food, stealing food

Stealing food, food, food

When I risk it for a biscuit, then I’m in a good mood

It’s the best of all decisions

Going klepto on provisions

Stealing food, food, food, food, food!!


At the local supermarket, they’ve got food on every shelf

Simply hide it in your jumper, you can take it for yourself

If the camera doesn’t see you and you’re relatively quick

You can fill yourself for days with all the things that you can nick!

Stealing food, stealing food

Stealing food, food, food

Run-awaying without paying puts me in a good mood

With my method tried and tested

I will never be arrested

Stealing food, food, food, food, food!!


On the A1(M) in Hatfield there’s a warehouse, yes that’s right!

Massive lorry-loads of food go in and out all day and night

If you’re clever with your timing and there’s ten of you at least

You’ll be driving home a lorry with a veritable feast!

Stealing food, stealing food

Stealing food, food, food

Jacking lorryloads from Sainsburys puts me in a good mood

Stealing, stealing, stealing, stealing, stealing,

Stealing, stealing, stealing, stealing

Food, food, food, food, food!!


Pinch the peanuts

Nick the nik-naks

Take the tea-bags

Burgle the beef burgers

Grab the grape juice

Rob the rice cakes

Heist the hobnobs

Volez les vols-au-vons

Lift the lurpack

Snatch the snack-a-jacks

Jack the Jaffa cakes

Pick up the penguins

Yoink the yum-yums

Swipe the sweeties

Steeeeeealing fooooood!!!!

my toki pona translation

lanpan pan, lanpan pan

lanpan moku pan

lanpan la mi pilin jan li sona ala e tan

jan li wile ala pana

la mi wile kama lanpan

lanpan moku pan pan pan


mi jan lanpan li ken ala pini wile e lanpan

jan pi sama mi li kama moku la mi o lanpan

lukin jan li lon weka la mi kama ken jo

moku lanpan la mi sona li ken pilin pona lon

lanpan pan, lanpan pan

lanpan moku pan

moku mi li moku lanpan la mi jan nanpa wan

seme li moku e kala -

kulupu li sona ala

lanpan moku pan pan pan


nasin pona mi pi lanpan moku la o kute a

lanpan sina wawa o lon tenpo taso pimeja

poki moku la o awen, o jo ala e ona

la jan lukin li ken sona e ni: seme li weka

lanpan pan, lanpan pan

lanpan moku pan

pilin pona wawa a li kama tan lanpan

wile ni pi lanpan taso

li tan nasin pona waso

lanpan moku pan pan pan


tomo esun kulupu li jo e moku mute a

mi lon tomo moku la mi wile lanpan e ona

ken mi tawa a li wawa suli la mi weka a

mi jo e moku mute la ni li pona ala pona

lanpan pan, lanpan pan

lanpan moku pan

esun mi pi mani ala la mi pona e ma

nasin ni pi lanpan sike

la mi weka tan jan ike

lanpan moku pan pan pan


tomo moku suli la mi sona wawa a e ni:

poki moku suli ni li weka a li kama sin

sina kulupu pi mute pona la o alasa

lanpan pona li lon tomo ni la mi ken moku a!

lanpan pan, lanpan pan

lanpan moku pan

poki suli mute la mi wile lanpan e wan

lanpan lanpan lanpan lanpan lanpan

lanpan lanpan lanpan lanpan

moku pan pan pan!


mi o lanpan

e pan ale

e ale moku

mi lanpan lanpan a

e telo kili

la mi pilin

wawa suli

всё вкусное украл!

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moku moku

moku lanpan la

ken mi li suli a

lanpan moku

lanpan suwi

laaaanpaaaaaan paaaaan!!!!

sitelen pona

lanpan pan, lanpan pan

lanpan moku pan

lanpan la mi pilin jan li sona ala e tan

jan li wile ala pana

la mi wile kama lanpan

lanpan moku pan pan pan


mi jan lanpan li ken ala pini wile e lanpan

jan pi(sama mi) li kama moku la mi o lanpan

lukin jan li lon weka la mi kama ken jo

moku lanpan la mi sona li ken pilin pona lon

lanpan pan, lanpan pan

lanpan moku pan

moku mi li moku lanpan la mi jan nanpa wan

seme li moku e kala

kulupu li sona ala

lanpan moku pan pan pan


nasin pona mi pi(lanpan moku) la o kute a

lanpan sina wawa o lon tenpo taso pimeja

poki moku la o awen, o jo ala e ona

la jan lukin li ken sona e ni: seme li weka

lanpan pan, lanpan pan

lanpan moku pan

pilin pona wawa a li kama tan lanpan

wile ni pi(lanpan taso)

li tan nasin pona waso

lanpan moku pan pan pan


tomo esun kulupu li jo e moku mute a

mi lon tomo moku la mi wile lanpan e ona

ken mi tawa a li wawa suli la mi weka a

mi jo e moku mute la ni li pona ala pona

lanpan pan, lanpan pan

lanpan moku pan

esun mi pi(mani ala) la mi pona e ma

nasin ni pi lanpan sike

la mi weka tan jan ike

lanpan moku pan pan pan


tomo moku suli la mi sona wawa a e ni:

poki moku suli ni li weka a li kama sin

sina kulupu pi mute pona la o alasa

lanpan pona li lon tomo ni la mi ken moku a!

lanpan pan, lanpan pan

lanpan moku pan

poki suli mute la mi wile lanpan e wan

lanpan lanpan lanpan lanpan lanpan

lanpan lanpan lanpan lanpan

moku pan pan pan!


mi o lanpan

e pan ale

e ale moku

mi lanpan lanpan a

e telo kili

la mi pilin

wawa suli


lanpan lanpan

moku moku

moku lanpan la

ken mi li suli a

lanpan moku

lanpan suwi

lanpan pan