Lyr Req: Broken Legged Chicken / Tennessee Wigwalk

Subject: Lyr Req: Broken Legged Chicken
From: Beer
Date: 02 Mar 06 - 02:27 PM

Or maybe it should read:
"I'm a Boll Legged Chicken and a crossed eyed hen.
Never been so happy since I don't know when.
I walk with a wiggle, and I wiggle and walk.
Doing the Tennessee, wig, walk."

These words are probably not correct and they are more than likely the chorus of a song I remember a little from childhood. Anyone know all the lyrics?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broken Legged Chicken
From: Jacob B
Date: 02 Mar 06 - 03:44 PM

Beer: Click on the link above labelled "Tennessee Wigwalk", under the header DigiTrad.

For a moment I thought you might mean the song "Tennessee Birdwalk", which has the chorus:

Remember me, my darling, when Spring is in the air
The bald-headed birds are whispering everywhere
When you see them walking southwards in their dirty underwear
The Tennessee Birdwalk.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broken Legged Chicken
From: Beer
Date: 02 Mar 06 - 06:04 PM

Thanks Jacob. Much appreciated. Had no idea of the title.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broken Legged Chicken
From: GUEST,Art Thieme
Date: 03 Mar 06 - 12:53 AM

This is about a couple who must part and they split a chicken in half before he goes away for seven years. When he returns all he has is his half of the wishbone. She has her half. They put 'em together and make a wish----for another wishbone. It comes true at KFC when they find another wishbone. Their story continues until they are both in their nineties.--- They both die ---- after chicken wishbones get stuck in their throats. The leg is broken in half and each one is buried with their broken chicken leg half.

Art

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broken Legged Chicken
From: Beer
Date: 03 Mar 06 - 08:10 AM

That is some story. Any idea when this silly song was written?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broken Legged Chicken
From: Peace
Date: 03 Mar 06 - 04:59 PM

'Kiwanians get a peep at Minstrel Show

Denton Kiwanians got "two small peeps" at the 1954 Kiwanis Minstrel Show yesterday. As a preview of the 28th minstrel show to be presented at NTSC Friday, director R.B. Neale Jr. introduced Miss Joan Ramey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin G. Ramey, and Miss Nancy Sharer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sharer. They performed "Tennessee Wigwalk" and "Choo-Choo Train."'

Older than that for sure.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broken Legged Chicken
From: Beer
Date: 03 Mar 06 - 05:33 PM

Thanks again. Hope all is well Peace.
Beer

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broken Legged Chicken
From: GUEST,Pete (Guest)
Date: 07 May 07 - 06:34 PM

As I remember some of the words were;-
'I'm a bow-legged chick, I'm a knock-kneed hen
Never been so happy since I don't know when
I walk with a wiggle and a wiggle and a squawk
Doing the Tennesee wig walk.
Put your toes together, your knees apart,
Bend your back, get ready to start.
Flap your elbows just for luck
Then you wiggle and you woggle like a baby duck.

As this dares back to vinyl days and wind-up gramophones I may not be word perfect.

Subject: Lyr Add: TENNESSEE WIGWALK (Gimbel, Coleman)
From: Peace
Date: 07 May 07 - 08:00 PM

Tennessee Wigwalk
(Words and music by N. Gimbel and L. Coleman)

I'm a bow-legg'd chicken, I'm a knock-knee'd hen
Never been so happy since I don't know when
I walk with a wiggle and giggle and a squawk
Doin' the Tennessee Wigwalk.

To a tune on a fiddle on a hardwood floor
Tho' I'm broke and I'm weary and my back is sore
I walk with a wiggle and giggle and a squawk
Doin' the Tennessee Wigwalk.

Put your toes together; your knees apart
Bend you back; get ready to start
Flap your elbows just for luck
Then you wiggle and you waddle like a baby duck.

Dance with me honey; tap your toes and glide
And we'll always be together; side by side
Walk with wiggle and a giggle and a squawk
Doin' the Tennessee Wigwalk.

Walk with a wiggle; wiggle with a walk
And you're doin' the Tennessee Wigwalk.
Doin' the Tennessee Wigwalk.
Doin' the Tennessee Wigwalk.

Recorded by Bonnie Lou




Good memory.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Broken Legged Chicken
From: Beer
Date: 07 May 07 - 08:15 PM

Thak you Peace
Beer