I ate so many hot dogs Couldn't look a cold dog in the face I ate so many hot dogs Couldn't look a cold dog in the face I had them in chilli gravy And I ate them in tomato paste Down in New Orleans In the place where I was born Down in New Orleans In the place where I was born I ate so many chickens Till their flocks all in my bones Sunday, I got fried chicken Monday, chicken a la king Tuesday, chicken giblets And Wednesday chicken wings Thursday chicken fricassee Friday, chicken stew Saturday, scrambled eggs And you know that's chicken too No more hot dogs Those days are clearly gone Now, I eat so many chicken Until their flocks all in my bones