09 Jun 01 - 08:08 AM (#479675) Subject: Chicken is Nice From: GUEST,Seth in China I recently found the Dave Van Ronk version of the song" Chicken is Nice...", My wifw and I are wondering where this song that we both love comes from? Does anyone know? Seth from China |
09 Jun 01 - 03:09 PM (#479784) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chicken is Nice From: Dicho (Frank Staplin) Is this "chicken and rice- they are very nice". Last line of chorus- "I want some seafood, Mama!" Came out in the 40's I think, but may be wrong song. |
09 Jun 01 - 07:45 PM (#479911) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chicken is Nice From: GUEST,Seth from China No, that's a good one, but this song is about women the singer doesn't want to marry: " Don't want no wife from Robert's Falls, Don't want no wife from Robert's Falls, The only dish she can make is fried fish Don't want no wife from Robert's Falls. Chicken is nice, chicken is nice Chicken is nice With palm butter and rice." Where is it from? |
09 Jun 01 - 08:33 PM (#479934) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chicken is Nice From: Dicho (Frank Staplin) Sounds Caribbean? |
09 Jun 01 - 08:56 PM (#479952) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chicken is Nice From: Dicho (Frank Staplin) Looked at Yahoo! See Marko Cupic's music page, Dave van Ronk ...I quit looking after the first 40 items cited. |
22 Jun 01 - 10:33 AM (#489701) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chicken is Nice From: GUEST,guest In concert, DVR claimed it was from Liberia. |
22 Jun 01 - 04:38 PM (#489934) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chicken is Nice From: Greg F. Liberia it should be- as Monrovia, Sinoe and Cape Palmas are all towns/cities there. Best, Greg |