Lyrics Louis Jordan

Louis Jordan

Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens

One night farmer Brown

Was takin' in air,

Locked up the barnyard

With the greatest of care

Out in the henhouse

Somethin' stirred

When he hollered "Who's there?"

This is what he heard:

There ain't nobody here but us chickens

There ain't nobody here at all

So quiet yourself,

And stop your fuss

There ain't nobody here but us

We chickens tryin' to sleep,

And you bust in

And hobble, hobble hobble hobble

With your chin

There ain't nobody here but us chickens

There ain't nobody here at all

You're stompin' around

And shakin' the ground,

You're kickin' up an awful fuss

We chicken's tryin' to sleep

And you bust in

And hobble, hobble hobble hobble

It's a sin!

Tomorrow

Is a busy day

We got things to do

We got eggs to lay

We got ground to dig

And worms to scratch

It takes a lot of settin'

Gettin' chicks to hatch

There ain't nobody here but us chickens

There ain't nobody here at all

So quiet yourself,

And stop that fuss

There ain't nobody here but us

Kindly point that gun,

The other way

And hobble, hobble hobble off and

Hit the hay

INSTRUMENTAL

Tomorrow

Is a busy day

We got things to do

We got eggs to lay

We got ground to dig

And worms to scratch

It takes a lot of settin'

Gettin' chicks to hatch

There ain't nobody here but us chickens

There ain't nobody here at all

So quiet yourself,

And stop that fuss

There ain't nobody here but us

Kindly point that gun,

The other way

And hobble, hobble hobble off and

Hit the hay

SHOUTED:

Hey Daddy!

What do ya say?

It's easy pickens,

Ain't nobody here but us chickens