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Chicken Lyrics by Peter Blegvad

King Strut and Other Stories

1990

A couple with a chicken in a gunnysack
Walk a mile to the market down and old dirt track
Yes, a couple with a chicken in a gunnysack
The three set out, but only two come back
The woman and the chicken return alone
She says "That man, Frank, he's a rolling stone."
The woman and the chicken return alone
The woman eats the chicken and collects the bones
The finger bone is missing, but she can't tell
She throws the bones in the sack and throws the sack
Down the well
She calls "Come back, Frank, and find your wife."
When the sack hits the water it comes to life
The woman takes the handle and she turns the crank
Up comes the bucket and there sits Frank
He says "There's only one thing I don't understand."
He says "Where's the little finger of my left hand?"
Hiding, I've been hiding
I've been unable to return your call
From the valley of the shadow
Where the moon is small
Hiding, I've been hiding
Please remember me to one and all
In the valley of the shadow
Where the moon is small
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Peter Blegvad

Peter Blegvad

About “Chicken” by Peter Blegvad

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"Chicken" appears on "King Strut and Other Stories" in 1990.

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