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'''[[File:Screen4.png|thumb|From the music video for ''Leftovers Goulash'']]Leftovers Goulash''' is a song performed by [[Arthur Read|Arthur]], [[Dora Winifred Read|D.W.]] and [[David Read|Mister Read]] in the episode [[Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival]], where the three talk about the dishes cooked by [[David Read]]. The song do an appearance in the [[Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape)]] as the track 18. Unlike most of the songs in the album, the song is set to the tune of several classical and operatic pieces, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Offenbach Jacques Offenbach's] Cancan, and [[Wikipedia:La Toreador|La Toreador]] from [[Wikipedia:George Bizet|George Bizet]]'s [[Wikipedia:Carmen (opera)|Carmen]].
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|caption = David Read tries to make dishes.
|artist = [[Arthur Read]], [[David Read]], and [[D.W. Read]]|firstsung = "[[Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival]]"<br>[[Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape)]]''|audio=true|runtime = 2:08 (extended version)
1:57 (episode version)}}
 
'''Leftovers Goulash''' is a song performed by [[Arthur Read|Arthur]], [[Dora Winifred Read|D.W.]] and [[David Read|David]] in the episode [[Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival]], where the three talk about the dishes cooked by [[David Read]]. The song appears on the [[Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape)]] as track 18. Unlike most of the songs in the album, the song is set to the tune of several classical and operatic pieces, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Offenbach Jacques Offenbach's] Cancan, and [[Wikipedia:La Toreador|La Toreador]] from [[Wikipedia:George Bizet|George Bizet]]'s [[Wikipedia:Carmen (opera)|Carmen]].


==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
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<font color=green>''Arthur! D.W.! Dinner!''</font><br />
<font color=green>''Dad: Arthur! D.W.! Dinner!''</font>
My Dad's a chef,<br />
 
Arthur:
 
My dad's a chef<br />
You think that's great?<br />
You think that's great?<br />
Just try to guess<br />
Just try to guess<br />
What's on your plate
What's on your plate!
He mixes things<br />
 
And then he bakes<br />
He mixes things,<br />
And then he bakes,<br />
Why can't he stick<br />
Why can't he stick<br />
To chocolate cakes?
To chocolate cakes?


I want some ice cream<br />
I want some ice cream,<br />
Chocolate would be good<br />
Chocolate would be good.<br />
Ice cream that tastes...<br />
Ice cream that tastes...<br />
Just like it should!
just like it should!


Not broccoli<br />
No broccoli,<br />
Turkey or a lima bean<br />
Turkey or a lima bean!<br />
It's got to taste like ice cream!
It's gots to taste like ice cream!
 
Dad:


You have to try<br />
You have to try<br />
My latest treat<br />
My latest treat!<br />
A jellied fish<br />
A jellied fish<br />
Inside a beet
Inside a beet


(Arthur, D.W.: Yuck!)
(Yuck!)


Why should we eat<br />
Why should we eat<br />
The same old meals?<br />
The same old meals?<br />
Wait 'til you taste<br />
Wait till you taste<br />
My garlic eels
My garlic eels!
 


There are so many things to make<br />
There are so many things to make!<br />
A custard soup, a liver cake<br />
A custard soup, a liver cake<br />
A curry pie, with prunes and squash<br />
A curry pie, with prunes and squash!<br />
How 'bout Leftovers Goulash?<br />
How 'bout Leftovers Goulash?<br />
(Hey!)
Hey!
 
D.W.:


Nothing brown<br />
Nothing rare,<br />
And nothing soupy<br />
And nothing soupy<br />
Nothing slippery<br />
Nothing slippery<br />
And nothing gloopy
And nothing gloopy!


Nothing mashed<br />
Nothing mashed<br />
And nothing steamed<br />
And nothing steamed<br />
And nothing runny with eyes or feet<br />
And nothing runny, with eyes or feet or<br />
That smells or wiggles when you touch it                  
that smells or wiggles when you touch<br />
 
it or with crusts!<br />
or with crusts<br />
And nothing creamed!
and nothing creamed!
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This smells like fish!<br />
This smells like fish!<br />
I can't stand fish!<br />
I can't stand fish!<br />
I can't believe this cookie
I can't believe this cookie smells like fish!<br />
 
Smells like fish!


<br />
<font color=green>(Ice cream!)<br />
<font color=green>(Arthur: Ice cream!)<br />It tastes like fish! (Arthur: Ice cream!)<br />Like chocolate fish! (Arthur: Ice cream!)<br />
Like taste fish! (Ice cream!)<br />
Like chocolate fish! (Ice cream!)<br />
Why would anybody eat a cookie fish?</font>
Why would anybody eat a cookie fish?</font>


Dad:
There are so many things to make!<br />
 
(It tastes like fish! I want some ice cream!)<br />  
There are so many things to make<br />
A custard soup, a liver cake.<br />
(D.W.: It tastes like fish! Arthur: I want some ice cream!)<br />  
(I can't stand fish! I want some ice cream!)<br />
A custard soup, a liver cake<br />
A curry pie, with prunes and squash!<br />
(D.W.: I can't stand fish! Arthur: I want some ice cream!)<br />
(I can't believe this cookie smells!)<br />
A curry pie, with prunes and squash<br />
How 'bout Leftovers Goulash?<br />
(D.W.: I can't believe this cookie smells! Arthur: Not broccoli, not turkey!)<br />
Hey!
How 'bout Leftovers Goulash?                                 
 
(Arthur: It's got to taste like ice cream! Hey!)<br />
(Arthur and D.W.: Hey!)
 
Dad:


Take a pot<br />
Take a pot,<br />
And add a lot<br />
And add a lot,<br />
Of codfish mash<br />
Of codfish mash,<br />
And kidney hash!
and kidney hash!


Let's add some snails<br />
Let's add some snails<br />
And catfish tails,<br />
and catfish tails,<br />
Some brains and feet<br />
Some brains and feet,<br />
Can't wait to eat!
Can't wait to eat!


A sloppy scoop<br />
A sloppy scoop,<br />
Of runny gloop<br />
Of runny gloop,<br />
A squid on toast<br />
A squid on toast,<br />
A rhubarb roast
A rhubarb roast.


Some tofu stew<br />
Some tofu stew,<br />
With extra goo<br />
With extra goo,<br />
Leftover squash<br />
Leftover squash,<br />
It's called goulash!<br />
It's called goulash!<br />
(Hey!)
Hey!


(Arthur and D.W.: We're not hungry anymore! Hey!)
We're not hungry anymore, hey!
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*'''This song contains part of several episodes of the series ''Arthur''. They are:'''
*This song contains part of several episodes of the series ''Arthur''. They are:
**''[[D.W.'s Imaginary Friend]]''
**''[[D.W.'s Imaginary Friend]]''
**''[[D.W. Gets Lost]]''
**[[D.W. Gets Lost|''D.W. Gets Lost'' ]]
**''[[Arthur Makes a Movie]]''
**''[[Arthur Makes a Movie]]''
**[[Buster's Dino Dilemma]]
**[[Buster's Dino Dilemma]]
**[[Arthur Accused! (episode)|Arthur Accused!]]
**[[Arthur Accused!]]
**[[Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe]]
**[[Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe]]
**[[Arthur's Family Vacation]]
**[[Arthur's Family Vacation]]
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**[[D.W.'s Snow Mystery]]
**[[D.W.'s Snow Mystery]]
**[[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]]
**[[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]]
**[[D.W., the Picky Eater]]
**[[D.W., the Picky Eater ]]
**[[Arthur's Baby]]
**[[Arthur's Baby]]
**[[Arthur's Faraway Friend]]
**[[Arthur's Faraway Friend]]
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**[[Buster Baxter, Cat Saver]]
**[[Buster Baxter, Cat Saver]]
**[[So Long, Spanky]]
**[[So Long, Spanky]]
**[[D.W. Thinks Big (episode)|D.W. Thinks Big]]
**[[My Dad, the Garbage Man]]
**[[Buster's Back]]
**[[Arthur Cleans Up]]
**[[D.W.'s Perfect Wish]]
**[[The Big Blow-Up]]
**[[Arthur's Mystery Envelope (episode)|Arthur's Mystery Envelope]]
**[[Meet Binky]]
**[[D.W.'s Deer Friend]]
**[[Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble]]
**[[Attack of the Turbo Tibbles]]
**[[Arthur's Spelling Trubble]]
**[[Arthur's Chicken Pox (episode)|Arthur's Chicken Pox]]
*This is the first reference to George Bizet's opera ''Carmen ''and the first episode to feature “La Toreador“ in particular. The song“La Toreador“ from Carmen is referenced again in the following season with the episode [[That's a Baby Show!]] both the song and the opera are again featured in the season nine episode [[Lights, Camera... Opera!]].
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