Cluck Old Hen
Mountain Minor banjo tuning  g D G C D 
A C A G | A C G A
A C A G | A C G A
My old hen's a good old hen.
She lays eggs for the railroad men.
Sometimes eight, sometimes ten.
That's enough for the railroad men.

Cluck old hen, cluck six-ten.
You ain't laid an egg since I don't know when.
Cluck old hen, cluck and sing.
You ain't laid an egg since way last spring.
Cluck old hen, cluck and squall.
You ain't laid an egg since way last fall.

The first time she cackled, she cackled in the lot.
The last time she cackled, she cackled in the pot.
When chicken lay eggs, leave 'em in the coop.
Chicken don't lay I throw 'em in the soup.

verses by Mike Moxcey:

I like chicken breasts, I like chicken wings.
I even like chicken a la king.
I like chicken fricassee, I like chicken legs.
Fried, boiled, scrambled, well I like chicken eggs.

Chicken used to scratch. Chicken used to cluck.
Chicken's in the kitchen now already plucked.
Deep-fried chicken, finger-licking good.
I'd eat chicken every day if I could.

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