28 Jun 00 - 04:41 PM (#248702) Subject: The Rooster Song - lyrics From: phinque Have inquired before,but I thought I'd try again to see if anyone has new lyrics. Paraphrased Sample: Had a cow, no milk would it give. Rooster came into the yard, It's giving eggnog just like it usta... I know lyrics for Gumtree- Chicklets Gas pump- Shell Gas , or Eggson monastery- Filled with Friars, superman- Got a capon Bhuddist monk- ohmlets, and hounddog- pooched eggs. Any othe |
28 Jun 00 - 04:50 PM (#248706) Subject: RE: The Rooster Song - lyrics From: Pene Azul A Google search on "Rooster Song" pulls up several hits. PA |
28 Jun 00 - 05:16 PM (#248719) Subject: RE: The Rooster Song - lyrics From: Gary T These may be on the links provided, I didn't read them yet. "Garden, no plants would it grow/Eggplant", and the risque one, no offense intended to anyone, but the wordplay is good (referring to the hen laying eggs in the first verse)--"Rooster, he would not do his job, wouldn't go near a hen, he would not do his job/caught that (wince) gay rooster, right off of his guard/He's laying hens now". |
28 Jun 00 - 11:18 PM (#248927) Subject: RE: The Rooster Song - lyrics From: dick greenhaus YOu might even look in DigiTrad, as a sort of first resort... |
29 Jun 00 - 03:27 AM (#249020) Subject: RE: The Rooster Song - lyrics From: Joe Offer We've had a few threads with contributions of additional verses - Click here for one, and follow the links from that thread to others. -Joe Offer- |
30 Jun 00 - 12:06 AM (#249605) Subject: RE: The Rooster Song - lyrics From: GUEST,TMichael&Juno.com I had a brother, no girls had he. I had a brother, no girls had he. My wife said honey, you're brothers funny Your poor old brother, who had no girls One day that rooster, got into our yard He caught my brother, right off his guard. He's laying chicks now, like he never used ta Evers since that rooster, got into our yard. Learned this from a jesuit brother. --- PA --- |
30 Jun 00 - 12:36 AM (#249617) Subject: RE: The Rooster Song - lyrics From: GUEST,War Pig Well! Thanks a lot. I can hear the tune plain as day, I even remember some of the words, but I can't remember where or when I ever learned it. Somehow, I think it might have been a pop hit, because I seem to hear it in chorus in my head. |
30 Jun 00 - 02:01 AM (#249646) Subject: RE: The Rooster Song - lyrics From: Bruce from Bathurst My copy of 'Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall' recorded 2 May 1960 credits the song "Chickens" to Hellerman-Corman-Carter. "My wife said honey, we're losing money..." Bruce |
15 Apr 06 - 05:44 AM (#1718581) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Rooster Song From: GUEST can anyone tell me where i can buy this song |
15 Apr 06 - 05:55 AM (#1718587) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Rooster Song From: GUEST,Bob Coltman 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 FSC HOMEPAGE GLEE Glee A to Z Dance music downloads 430 CHICKENS 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. |
20 Aug 10 - 09:54 PM (#2969780) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Rooster Song From: GUEST My wife said, "Honey. We're losing money. We got some chicken, no eggs will they lay" Well, one day a roster comed in our yard and caught them chickens right off of their guard. They're givin' eggs now just like they use'ter ever since that rooster comed in our yard. My wife said, "Honey. We're losing money. We got some milk cows no milk will they give." Well, one day that rooster comed in our yard and caught those milk cows,...Wow right off their guard. They're givin' eggnog in wax containers ever since that rooster comed in our yard. |
21 Aug 10 - 09:47 PM (#2970300) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Rooster Song From: Gorgeous Gary OK, hadn't heard the elephant or the scientist verses before. Hee. Here's the verse I've been known to toss in: We had an old sword, no one would it slay. We had an old sword, no one would it slay. My wife said, "Honey, this isn't funny, we're losing money." We had an old sword, no one would it slay. One day a rooster came into our yard And caught that old sword right off its guard. Now it's EGGS-calibur, just like it used-ter. Ever since that rooster came into our yard. -- Gary |
22 Aug 10 - 03:12 PM (#2970587) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Rooster Song From: Leadfingers Just a hint - It tends to work bettr with an addition to Then this rooster (Scientists- LabCoat) , Milk cow - Footstool - Elephant - Step ladder etc) The more Obvious the link the better ! |
06 Jun 15 - 06:21 AM (#3714778) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Rooster Song From: GUEST,Garry Page So for the Tractor verse: ONE DAY THAT ROOSTER ,WITH A SPANNER, CAME INTO OUR YARD..... |
06 Jun 15 - 04:40 PM (#3714865) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Rooster Song From: GUEST,Phil Reminds me of the old Jerry Clower routine about city folk wondering if the chicken or the egg came first... |
06 Jun 15 - 04:43 PM (#3714866) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Rooster Song From: Gurney Yeah, Gary, 'It goes eggsactly like it useter.....' |
02 May 19 - 06:39 AM (#3990353) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Rooster Song From: GUEST,Jeremiah McCaw seen this song attributed to a country duo called 'The Moron Brothers'. |
02 May 19 - 06:44 PM (#3990439) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Rooster Song From: keberoxu The first time I heard a quartet of high-school students perform this at summer camp, they too were drawn to the conclusion, "he's layin' hens, now, just like he useta ... " but their final verse took a different route by which to approach that punch-line. We gotta rooster, who's dog-gone queer; We gotta rooster, who's dog-gone queer. Said to my honey, "we're losing money, 'Cos we gotta rooster, who's dog-gone queer." THEN came a Psy-chia-trist into our yard, He caught that rooster right off his guard ... and so to bed. |