Barnett, thanks for posting the lyrics. The song is the Binkleys masterpiece - it can be found reissued also on Yazoo CD 22045('Cornshucker's Frolic Vol 1) and on Document DOCD-8037 ('Nashville 1928') which has all 6 of the Binkleys issued sides. Charles Wolfe says that Jack Jackson, the Binkleys vocalist, probably learned his version of 'Rooster' from Uncle Dave who had recorded it 2 years earlier. Uncle Dave's version differs only in minor respects from the lyrics posted above - so it should satisfy Dickie's request. Evidently, Jackson, who had been known as 'The Strolling Yodeler', headed up a cowboy group in the 193Os - Jack Jackson and His Bronco Busters, a group that was later taken over by Zeke Clements.

--Stewie.