Red Cabbage Is My White Whale

First Verse
I went on down to Trader Joe's
Looking for my treasure trove
But it was nowhere to be found
I went on up to Fairway Market
Hoping I would meet my target
But I found myself turned back around
I drifted on past Pioneer
A place whose produce I do fear
If they had it I wouldn't buy it anyway
I went on down to Whole Foods
Hoping I would find the goods
But they told me to come back another day

I searched the neighborhood up and down on every avenue
I did everything that I could do
But alas my efforts they were all to no avail
Red cabbage is my white whale

Second Verse
She uses it for cabbage slaw
In case you're wondering what it's for
She mixes it with apples and with dates
She says that it cannot be green
It must be red; no in-between
Or else it will not have the same taste
The green must be the common kind
'Cause it's so much easier to find
But hey, what's a hungry boy to do?
My wife says that it must be red
If I intend to be fed
And so I sing this woeful tale to you

I searched the neighborhood up and down on every avenue
I did everything that I could do
But alas my efforts they were all to no avail
Red cabbage is my white whale

Third Verse
So I wander through the streets
In search of that elusive treat
I hope that the day will someday come
That I will find it in a store
And she can make her cabbage slaw
And when she does I hope she'll give me some

I searched the neighborhood up and down on every avenue
I did everything that I could do
But alas my efforts they were all to no avail
Red cabbage is my white whale

Coda
So it seems that I will be forever on the trail
Red cabbage is my white whale
But you know that I will not quit until I do prevail
Red cabbage is my white whale
Red cabbage is my white whale
Red cabbage is my white whale