A CHICKEN AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A BIRD
Written by Emmet "Babe" Wallace
As recorded by Cab Calloway

Chicken!
Nice fried chicken!
Barbecued chicken!
Won't you send it down the line?

Say!
Ever'one's talking 'bout chicken.
Chicken's a popular word.
But anywhere you go, you're bound to find,
A chicken ain't nothin' but a bird.

Some folks call it a fowl.
That's the story I heard,
But let 'em call it this, and let 'em call it that,
A chicken ain't nothin' but a bird.

You can boil it, roast it, broil it,
Cook it in a pan or a pot,
Eat it with potatoes, rice, or tomatoes,
Chicken's still what you got, boy!

It was a dish for old Caesar,
Also King Henry the Third,
But Columbus was smart, said, "You can't fool me.
A chicken ain't nothin' but a bird."