Apart from what's in the DT, if you scroogle "no eggs would they lay" (to avoid the other rooster song), you get dozens of versions, many from scouting and campfire song sites. To the original, introduced into the folk repertoire by Bob Gibson back in the 50s, counselors and others have added lots of verses.

Here are three versions more or less at random. The correct title is "They're Layin' Eggs Now," or "Chickens" -- the Rooster Song is usually used for "I had a rooster, my rooster pleased me." Nonetheless, here is

The Rooster Song

(Leader calls) We had some chickens!
(Others answer) We had some chickens!
etc.

We had some chickens
No eggs would they lay
We had some chickens
No eggs would they la-ay


So I said honey
This sure ain't funny
We're loosing money
No eggs would they lay.


Then came that rooster
Right into our yard
He caught them chickens
Right off of their guard

They're laying eggs now
Like they never used to
The day that rooster
Came into our yard

We had some milk cows
No milk would they give
We had some milk cows
No milk would they gi-ive


So I said honey
this sure ain't funny
were loosing money
no milk would they give.


Then came that rooster
Right into our yard
He caught them milk cows
Right off of their guard

They're giving egg nog
Like they never used to
Since the day that rooster
Came into our yard.

We had some elephants
No tusks would they grow
We had some elephants
No tusks would they grow


So I said...

Then came that rooster
Right into our yard
He caught them elephants
Right off of their guard

They're laying eggs now
Of solid ivory
Since the day that rooster
Came into our yard

We had a rooster
Who was awfully gay
We had a rooster
Who was awfully gay


So I said....

Then came that butch rooster
Right into our yard
He caught that gay rooster
Right off of his guard

They're doing things now
That they really shouldn't
Since the day that rooster
Came into our yard!



Chickens
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We had some chickens _ no eggs would they lay (x2)
So I said honey, this sure ain't funny
We're losing money; no eggs would they lay
One day a rooster crept into our yard
And caught those chickens right off of their guard
They're laying eggs now just like they used to
Ever since that rooster crept into our yard.

We had some moo-cows _ no milk would they give (x2)
So, I said honey, this sure ain't funny
We're losing money; no milk would they give
One day a rooster crept into our yard
And caught those moo-cows right off of their guard
They're giving egg nog instead of milk now
Ever since that rooster crept into our yard.

We had some elephants _ no tusks would they grow (x2)
So I said honey, this sure ain't funny
We're losing money; no tusks would they grow
One day a rooster crept into our yard
And caught those elephants right off of their guard
They're laying eggs now of solid ivory
Ever since that rooster crept into our yard.

We had a tractor _ it just wouldn't go (x2)
So I said honey, this sure ain't funny
We're losing money; it just wouldn't go
One day a rooster crept into our yard
And caught that tractor right off of its guard
Now it goes EGGsactly just like it used to
Ever since that rooster crept into our yard.

We had some scientists _ they just wouldn't work (x2)
So I said honey, this sure ain't funny
We're losing money; they just wouldn't work
One day a rooster crept into our yard
And caught those scientists right off of their guard
They're doing EGGsperiments just like they used to
Ever since that rooster crept into our yard.



The Rooster Song


            C                            G
We had some chickens, no eggs would they lay.
            G7                           C
We had some chickens, no eggs would they lay.
               C                G
My wife said, "Honey, this isn't funny, we're losing money."
                   C
No eggs would they lay.
          C                     G
One day a rooster came into our yard
                G7                      C
And caught them chickens right off their guard.
               F                      C
They're laying eggs now just like they used-ter
                G                     C
Ever since that rooster came into our yard.

         C                         G
We had a cow-wow, no milk would she give.
         G7                         C
We had a cow-wow, no milk would she give.
               C                G
My wife said, "Honey, this isn't funny, we're losing money."
                  C
No milk would she give.
          C                     G
One day a rooster came into our yard
                        G7                   C
And caught that cow-wow right off her guard.
             F                C
She's giving eggnog in milk containers
                G                     C
Ever since that rooster came into our yard.

         C                         G
We had a gas pump, no gas would it give.
         G7                        C
We had a gas pump, no gas would it give.
               C                G
My wife said, "Honey, this isn't funny, we're losing money."
                C
No gas would it give.
             C                     G
One day that rooster came into our yard
                G7                     C
And caught that gas pump right off its guard.
            F                      C
It's giving shell gas just like it used-ter
                G                     C
Ever since that rooster came into our yard.

         C                         G
We had a gum tree, no gum would it give.
         G7                        C
We had a gum tree, no gum would it give.
               C                G
My wife said, "Honey, this isn't funny, we're losing money."
                        C
No gum would it give.
             C                         G
One day that rooster staggered into our yard
                G7                     C
And caught that gum tree right off its guard.
            F                      C
It's giving chicklets just like it used-ter
                G                     C
Ever since that rooster came into our yard.

         C                         G
We had a rooster, no love would it give.
         G7                        C
We had a rooster, no love would it give.
               C                G
My wife said, "Honey, this isn't funny, we're losing money."
                C
No love would it give.
             C                     G
One day that rooster came into our yard
             G7                   C
And caught my rooster right off its guard.
            F                     C
He's laying hens now just like he used-ter
                G                     C
Ever since that rooster came into our yard.