(MP3 Original) ( Acoustic MP3)
Lyrics: Talysman
Arrangement: Charlie
Album: Right of Reply
Lyrics
- it was a morris chicken, so heavy in the sack
- I tied up his beak, he let out a squeak
- as I threw him across my back
- I stole back to my humble home and tossed him in a cage
- I swore that I would train him to dance
- and put him on the stage
- CHORUS:
- have you never seen a chicken?
- have you never seen a bird?
- have you never seen old ladies gawk
- and shout out "oh my word!"
- if you buy a pint for me
- and pull me up a chair,
- I'll show you all my chicken
- so you can point and stare.
- I started out to teach him and freed him from his coop
- he let out a squawk and jumped on my clock
- and splattered me with poop
- I tried to teach him capers but the bird was quite a fool
- I swore that I would train him to dance
- because it would be cool
- (CHORUS)
- I tried to teach him how to jump and how to hold a sword
- I struggled to herd that idiot bird
- across the bathroom floor
- that chicken would not compromise or listen to my word
- I swore that I would train him to dance
- or strangle that old bird
- (CHORUS)
- I tried to teach him how to hold a hanky in his beak
- I threatened to pluck the bitchy old cluck
- and he pecked me on my cheek
- I finally bought a chicken suit and went back on my word
- for if I could not train him to dance
- then I would be the bird
- (CHORUS)