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2. Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens3. I Had A Rooster4. Ghost Chickens In The Sky5. Chickery Chick6. Jamaica Farewell – CHICKEN VERSION7. The Rooster8. De Colores
Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens Kramer & Whitney, Louis Jordan
C One night farmer Brown was taking the air
C7 Locked up the barnyard with the greatest of care F Down in the hen house, something stirred C When he shouted (tacit) "Who's there?" G7 This is what he heard
C There ain't nobody here but us chickens
C7 There ain't no body here at all
F So calm yourself, and stop your fuss C There ain't nobody here but us G We chickens tryin' to sleep, C F
G7 and you bust in C G7
And hobble, hobble, hobble, hobble, with your chin
C There ain't nobody here but us chickens
C7 There ain't no body here at all
F You're stompin' around, and shakin' the ground C You're kickin' up an awful dust G We chicken's tryin' to sleep,
G7 and you bust in
C And hobble, hobble,
F hobble, hobble,
C it's a
G7 Sin
F C Tomorrow is a busy day F C We got things to do, we got eggs to lay D D7 We got ground to dig, and worms to scratch G7\ G7\ (stop) It takes a lot of settin' gettin' (stop) chicks to hatch
C There ain't nobody here but us chickens
C7 There ain't no body here at all
F So quiet yourself, and stop your fuss C There ain't nobody here but us G G7 Kindly point that gun, the other way
F C G7 hobble, hobble off, and hit the hay
C And hobble, hobble,
F CTomorrow is a busy day F C We got things to do, we got eggs to lay D D7 We got ground to dig, and worms to scratch G7\ G7\ (stop) It takes a lot of settin' gettin' (stop)chicks to hatch
C There ain't nobody here but us chickens
C7There ain't no body here at all
F So quiet yourself, and stop your fuss C There ain't nobody here but us G G7 Kindly point that gun, the other way
C And hobble, hobble,
(PAUSE)
F C C\hobble, hobble, hit the hay
Solo Voice: Hey --- Boss Man
----------- D7 D7It’s easy pickins
(SLOW)G7 C (trillo) C\ G7\ C\Ain’t nobody here but us chick----ens
INTRO: (C - F) (C - G7)
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I Had A Rooster – key of A
Intro: A A E7 A ¾ Time A I had a rooster, and the rooster pleased me
E7 I fed my rooster on the green berry tree A D My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doo
A E7 A Dee doodle-dee doodle-dee doodle-dee doo
A I had a cat, and the cat pleased me
E7 I fed my cat on the green berry tree A D My little cat goes meeeeeoooooow A D My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doo
A E7 A Dee doodle-dee doodle-dee doodle-dee doo
A I had a duck, and the duck pleased me
E7 I fed my duck on the green berry tree A D My little duck goes quack-quack-quack A D My little cat goes meeeeeoooooow A D My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doo
A E7 A Dee doodle-dee doodle-dee doodle-dee doo
A I had a pig, and the pig pleased me
E7 I fed my pig on the green berry tree A D My little pig goes oink-oink-oink A D My little duck goes quack-quack-quack A D My little cat goes meeeeeoooooow A D My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doo
A E7 A Dee doodle-dee doodle-dee doodle-dee doo
A I had a cow, and the cow pleased me
E7 I fed my cow on the green berry tree A D My little cow goes moo-moo-moo
A D My little pig goes oink-oink-oink A D My little duck goes quack-quack-quack A D My little cat goes meeeeeoooooow A D My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doo
A E7 A Dee doodle-dee doodle-dee doodle-dee doo
A I had a tiger, and the tiger pleased me
E7 I fed my tiger on the green berry tree A D My little tiger goes rooooaaaaarrrr A D My little cow goes moo-moo-moo A D My little pig goes oink-oink-oink A D My little duck goes quack-quack-quack A D My little cat goes meeeeeoooooow A D My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doo
A E7 A Dee doodle-dee doodle-dee doodle-dee doo
A I had a baby, and the baby pleased me
E7 I fed my baby on the green berry tree A D My little baby goes waa-waa-waa A D My little tiger goes rooooaaaaarrrr A D My little cow goes moo-moo-moo A D My little pig goes oink-oink-oink A D My little duck goes quack-quack-quack A D My little cat goes meeeeeoooooow A D My little rooster goes cock-a-doodle-doo (S-L-O-W)
A E7 A\ Dee doodle-dee doodle-dee doodle-dee doo
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Ghost Chickens In The Sky
Am . . . | C . . . | . . . . An chicken farmer went riding out one dark and windy day--------------------
| Am . . . | C . . . | . . . . And by the coop he rested as he went a-long his way--------------------
| Am . . . | . . . . | When all at once a a rotten egg hit him in the eye--------
F . . . | . . . .| Am . . . | . . It was the sight he dreaded ------------------------ghost chickens in the sky---------------
. . | C . . . | . . . . | Am . . . | . . . . | Squawk Squawk Cluck ----------------- Squawk Squawk Cluck Oh--------------------
F . . . | . . . . | Am . . . | . . . . Ghost---chickens--- ----------- in the sky---------------------
| Am . . . | C . . . | . . . . This farmer had these chickens since he was twenty four ----------------------
| Am . . . | C . . . | . . . . Working for the Colonel for thirty years or more-------------------
| Am . . . | . . . Catching all these chickens and sending them to fry
. | F . . . | . . . . | Am . . . | . . And now they want revenge-----------------ghost chickens in the sky -----------------
. . | C . . . | . . . . | Am . . . | Squawk Squawk Cluck----------------- Squawk Squawk Cluck
. . . . |
F . . . | . . . . | Am . . . | . Ghost---chickens---- --------------in the sky---------------------
. . .
| Am . . . | C . . . | . . . . Their beaks were black and shining , their eyes were burning red ----------------
| Am . . . | C . . . | . . . They had no meat or feathers these chickens they were dead--------
. | Am . . . | . . . . They picked the farmer up and he died by the claw------
| F . . . | . . . . | Am . . . | . . They cooked him extra crispy ----- PAUSE ----------- and ate him with coleslaw!-----------------
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. . | C . . . | . . . . | Am . . . | Squawk Squawk Cluck----------------- Squawk Squawk Cluck
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F . . . | . . . . | Am . . . | . Ghost---chickens---- --------------in the sky---------------------
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F . . . | . . . . | Am . . . | . . . . Ghost--chickens--- ------------- in the sky---------------------
F . . . | . . . . | Am . . . | . . Am\ Ghost---chickens--- ------------ in the sky----------------------------------------
San Jose Ukulele Club “Ghost Riders In The Sky” (v3 - 10/17/16)
Edited by Gilroy Ukulele Jam (8/201
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Chickery ChickComposer: Music by: Sidney Lippman © 1943Lyricist: words: Sylvia Dee
FJCkNWALKIntro:F C7 F C FOnce there lived a chicken who would say "Chick-chick" "Chick Chick" all day.F C7 F Dm7 G7 C7Soon that chick got sick & tired of just "Chick-chick" so one morning he started to say:
Chorus:
F C7 Chickery Chick Cha-la Cha-la. Checka-la romey in a bananika, F BbBollika wollika, can't you see?
F C7 FChickery Chick is me. (Repeat chorus once).
Bridge:A E7 A E7 Ev’ry time you're sick & tired of just the same old thing;A E7 ASayin' just the same old words all day. C G7 C G7 CBe just like the chicken who found something new to sing:D7 G7 C7Open up your mouth & start to say: Oh!
Repeat Chorus once : 6
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