434. Chicken

434
Chicken

See Perrow JAFL xxvi 130 (from Mississippi). Dr. White
notes: "I remember this from childhood as a minstrel coon song in
Western North Carolina in early 1900's."

From Julian P. Boyd, from an anonymous pupil of the school at Alli-
ance, Pamlico county ; undated, but c. 1927-28.

Chicken, oh, you chicken, went up in a balloon,

Chicken, oh, you chicken, roost behind the moon.

Chicken, oh, you chicken, flop your wings and fly.

Tell it all to the bad boy, chicken don't rocjst so high.

Chicken, oh, chicken.

You rascum, they know just what I mean

When they see me coming.

All round this old plantation

There can't be a chicken seen.

Chorus:

()h, you rascal, flo]) your wings and fly.
Tell (?) it all to tlu' bad boy :
Chicken don't roost so high.