[Dixielandjazz] Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens

[dwlit at cpcug.org]

Once nice thing about the recent "New Swing" trend, besides
enabling/creating oodles of dancers who can dance to 4/4 dixieland, was
reviving some of the Louis Jordan hits, including "...Chickens..." and
"Choo choo ch'booger". Also enough Louis Prima that dixieland bands can
play some worhorses with a shuffle beat, like Prima did...

--Sheik

> 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.
>
> 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...
>
>
>
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