Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Words & Music:
Louis Jordan
The chords given are basic
and in need of some tweaking.
Another version is to play it in G (G, C & D chords) with a capo
3. As to the words: I have heard recordings of Louis Jordan
singing both versions.
C
One night farmer Brown was
takin' the air,
He locked up the barnyard with
the greatest of care.
F
Down in the henhouse,
somethin' stirred.
C
G
When he shouted "Who's
there?" this is what he heard:
C
"There ain't nobody here
but us chickens; there ain't nobody here, at all.
F
C
So, calm yourself and stop
your fuss; there ain't nobody here but us.
G
We chickens tryin' to sleep
and you butt in.
C
G
C
And hobble, hobble, hobble,
hobble, with your chin.
There ain't nobody here but us
chickens; there ain't nobody here, at all.
You're stompin' around and
shakin' the ground, you're kickin' 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.
[alt: "Chicks to feed & dirt to
scratch."]
It takes a lot of settin'
gettin' chicks [alt: "eggs"] to hatch.
There ain't nobody here but us
chickens; there ain't nobody here, at all.
So, quiet yourself and stop
your fuss; there ain't nobody here but us.
Kindly point that gun the
other way
And hobble, hobble, hobble off
and hit the hay.
Tomorrow is a busy day; we got
things to do, we got eggs to lay.
We got ground to dig and worms
to scratch.
[alt: "Chicks to feed & dirt to
scratch."]
It takes a lot of settin'
gettin' chicks [alt: "eggs"] to hatch.
There ain't nobody here but us
chickens; there ain't nobody here, at all.
So, quiet yourself and stop
your fuss; there ain't nobody here but us.
Kindly point that gun the
other way
And hobble, hobble, hobble off
and hit the hay.
"Hey, boss man, what do
ya say?"
"It's easy pickin's,
ain't nobody here but us chickens!"