[Dixielandjazz] Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens

[Steve Barbone]

As Charlie Suhor said, BIG HIT for Louis Jordan. Also done by BB King and
others. Great song. I have it on a Jordan CD which I use at Swing Dances,
playing it through my sound system on breaks. Great Swing Dance Tune.

Check out this version by a current group on You Tube.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-74ejlqOE0g

The phrase also means "I'm here all alone" in hip speak.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone 

One night farmer Brown was takin' the air
Locked up the barnyard with the greatest of care
Down in the henhouse something disturbed
When he shouted "Who's there?" this is what he heard:

There ain't nobody here but us chickens
There ain't nobody here at all
So calm yourself and stop that fuss
There ain't nobody here but us
We chickens tryin' to sleep
And you butt in
And hobble hobble hobble hobble with your shin

There ain't nobody here but us chickens
There ain't nobody here at all
You're stompin' around, shaking the ground
You're kicking up an awful dust
We chickens tryin' to sleep
And you butt in
And hobble hobble hobble hobble - it's a sin

Tomorrow is a busy day
We got things to do
We got eggs to lay
We got ground to dig
And worms to scratch
It takes a lot of settin' gettin' chicks to hatch

Oh there ain't nobody here but us chickens
There ain't nobody here at all
So quiet yourself and stop that fuss
There ain't nobody here but us
Kindly point that gun the other way
And hobble hobble hobble off and hit the hay . . . REPEAT

Hey, hey boss man, what do you say?
It's easy pickings, there ain't nobody here but us chickens...