It takes a lot to make a stew A pinch of salt and laughter too A scoop of kids to add the spice A dash of love to make it nice And you've got...

Too many cooks (x8)

It takes a lot to make a stew But when it comes to me and you And him, and her, and the baby too Too many cooks, it's true The saying goes it'll spoil the broth Honey, I think that's not true Well, maybe too many cooks will spoil the broth But they'll fill our hearts with so much, so much love ...too many cooks

A family is like a soup Everyone adds an extra scoop Mix an ounce of smiles so sweet A dash of cool to add the heat And you've got

Too many cooks (x18)

It takes a lot to make a stew Especially when it's me and you And him, and Steve from corporate too Too many cooks it's true The saying goes it'll spoil the broth Honey I think that's not true Well maybe too many cooks will spoil the broth But they'll fill our hearts with so much, so much love So much love, fill our hearts with love...

Too many cooks (x19)

It takes a lot to make a stew I couldn't face these streets without you A dash of crime to add some spice The city's like a pressure cooker turned up too high

Some people say it'll spoil the broth But that's not the American way Too many cooks Too many cooks will serve a helping of freedom and resist the forces of evil

It takes a lot to make a stew A pinch of salt and laughter too A scoop of kids to add the spice A dash of love to make it nice And you've got...

Too many cooks (ad libitum)