Chicken,
nice fried chicken,
barbecue chicken,
I want you send it down line.
Everybody's talking about chicken.
Chicken's a popular word.
Everywhere you go, you're bound to hear.
A chicken ain't nothing but a bird.
Some folks call it a fowl.
That's the story I heard.
But let them call it this and you let them call it that.
A chicken ain't nothing but a bird.
You can roast it,
broil it,
roast it,
put it in a pan or a pot.
Cook it with tomatoes, rice and potatoes.
A chicken is all you've got.
It was a dish for old Caesar.
Even King Henry the third.
Columbus was smart, says you can't fool me.
A chicken ain't nothing but a bird.
Chicken,
nice fried chicken,
barbecue chicken.
Won't you send it down line.
You can boil it,
roast it,
broil it,
put it in a pan or a pot.
Cook it with tomatoes,
rice and potatoes.
A chicken is all you've got.
It was a dish for old Caesar.
Even King Henry the third.
Columbus was smart, says you can't fool me.
A chicken ain't nothing but a bird.
Chicken,
nice fried chicken,
barbecue chicken.
Won't you send it down the line.
Nice fried chicken,
little fricassee chicken, barbecue chicken.
Won't you send it down the line.