I'm not a vegetable I'm just misunderstood I've never been a vegetable And I wouldn't be if I could Put me in a certain aisle Like there's no more to discover But you gotta read my whole book Not just look at the cover People take one look at me And they think they know who I am But I'm here to say, once and for all So that everyone can understand I'm a fruit I'm a fruit Don't define me so fast Cause I'm here to say at last That, baby, I'm a fruit Don't box me in Unless you're putting me in A pizza box, it tastes so good And no matter what kind of tomato you are Sliced, or diced, or in a jar In ketchup, or on a salad bar, or sun-dried in a prima bar A tomato, I said a tomato-oh-ooh Cause I'm a fruit I'm a fruit Don't define me so fast Cause I'm here to say at last That, baby, I'm fruit That's right