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A CHICKEN AIN’T NOTHING BUT A BIRD
©1934 Emmet “Babe” Wallace
C. Shells – “Cool Cats” CD
CHORUS: Chicken, like fried chicken, bar-b-que chicken
Won’t you send it down the line
1. Well, everybody knows about chicken, chicken’s a popular word
But you can call it what you want, get it into a pot
Chicken ain’t nothing but a bird
2. Well, it may not be tops in your tastebuds,
But bound to be second or third
But be that as it may, I’m telling you today
Chicken ain’t nothing but a bird
BRIDGE: Well, you can roast it, broil it, fry it, put it in a pan or a pot
Eat it with potatoes, rice or tomatoes,
Chicken, is still what you got
3. It was a dish for old Caesar and also King Henry the Third
But Columbus was smart when he said what he said
He said, “Chicken ain’t nothing but a bird.”