Please note the following song does NOT contain the phrase "Come on in"—which makes it an interesting question how the catch phrase arose that Helen remembers. By merging two similar song titles?


AIN'T NOBODY HERE BUT US CHICKENS
Words and music by Joan Whitney and Alex Kramer, ©1947.
As recorded by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five, Decca 23741 B

One night farmer Brown was takin' the air,
Locked up the barnyard with the greatest of care.
Down in the hen house, somethin' stirred.
When he shouted, "Who's there?" this is what he heard:

There ain't nobody here but us chickens.
There ain't nobody here at all.
So calm yourself, and stop that fuss.
There ain't nobody here but us.
We chickens tryin' to sleep, and you butt 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 dust.
We chickens tryin' to sleep and you butt 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 o' 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.

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 o' 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.
And kindly point that gun the other way,
And hobble, hobble, hobble, off and hit the hay.

Hey, boss man, what do ya say?
It's easy pickin's.
Ain't nobody here but us chickens.

[allmusic lists recordings by Asleep at the Wheel, B.B. King, Beth Fitchet Wood, Chris Daniels, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Eric Nagler, James Brown, Kevin Ramsey, Lamont Cranston Band, Lascelles Perkins, Lisa Stansfield, Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5, Mark Murphy, New York Voices, Pat Boone, Patti Lu Pone, Phil Harris, Sandy Sasso, Stargazers, and The Cunninghams.]