We Had Some Chickens

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We had some chickens, no eggs would they lay.

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We had some chickens, no eggs would they lay.

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My wife said, "Honey, this isn't funny.

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We're losing money. Why won't they lay?"

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One day that rooster came into our yard.

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He caught those chickens right off their guard.

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They're laying eggs, now, just like they used ter.

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Well, since that rooster, came into our yard.

We had some cows, no milk would they give.

My wife said, "Honey, this isn't funny.

We're losing money. Why won't they give?"

One day that rooster came into our yard.

He caught those cows right off their guard.

They're giving eggnog, now, just like they used ter.

Well, since that rooster, came into our yard.

We had some trees, no sap would they give.

My wife said, "Honey, this isn't funny.

We're losing money. Why won't they give?"

One day that rooster came into our yard.

He caught those trees right off their guard.

They're giving Chiclets, now, just like they used ter.

Well, since that rooster, came into our yard.

We had a gas pump, no gas would it give.

My wife said, "Honey, this isn't funny.

We're losing money. Why won't it give?"

One day that rooster came into our yard

And caught that gas pump right off its guard.

It's giving Gulf gas just like it used-ter

Ever since that rooster came into our yard.

We had a rooster, no love would it give.

My wife said, "Honey, this isn't funny.

We're losing money. Why won't it give?"

But, then that rooster came into our yard

And caught my rooster right off its guard.

He's laying hens now just like he used-ter

Ever since that rooster came into our yard.

Use your imagination!! What else could the rooster help??