ONE FOR THE POT

Two missionaries are cooking in a pot
The natives are dancing round a lot
Every fifth circuit the dancers made
One man broke away from the parade
And with his club he hit a missionary
On the head which seems unnecessary
The chief is quite alarmed by all this
And demands to know what is amiss
"These men will be boiled and eaten
Why then do they need to be beaten?
Why do you keep hitting the edibles?"
"Because they're eating the vegetables"