A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird (09-30-40) - Louis Jordan

Everybody’s talkin' 'bout chicken

Chicken’s a popular word

But anywhere you go, you’re bound to find

A chicken ain’t nothin' but a bird

Some people call it a fowl

That’s the story I’ve heard

But let 'em call it this and let 'em call it that

A chicken ain’t nothin' but a bird

You can boil it, roast it, broil it

Put it in a pan or pot

Brown it

Eat it with potatoes, rice or tomatoes

Chicken is still what you’ve got

Boy

It was a dish for old Caesar

Also King Henry the Third

But Columbus was hip

He said, «Take this tip

A chicken ain’t nothin' but a bird»

You can boil it, roast it, broil it

Put it in a pan or pot

Brown it

Eat it with potatoes, rice or tomatoes

Chicken is still what you’ve got

Boy

It was a dish for old Caesar

Also King Henry the Third

But Columbus was hip

He said, «Take this tip

A chicken ain’t nothin' but a bird»

A chicken ain’t nothin' but a bird