Done a little something the other night, that I never had done before I'm gonna do it again tonight and the people will be so With a great big knapsack on my back I'm going out to make a steal I'll get that sack full of dandy chicks and you know just how I feel Oh chicken, chicken You go up in a balloon Chicken, oh chicken, may you roost behind the moon Chicken, oh chicken, I will never let you be A hundred dollar bill for the chicken that will roost too high for me Chicken you call me a stealing man when you know I don't like that Pick up the things you knocking over well it isn't very fair Now he's got a older brother one of them old shang-hi I'll meet them on the chicken route tomorrow night in case you don't roost too high Oh chicken, chicken You go up in a balloon Chicken, oh chicken, may you roost behind the moon Chicken, oh chicken, I will never let you be A hundred dollar bill for the chicken that will roost too high for me Chicken it won't do you no good to go up in a aeroplane And sail around by the light of the moon when we took in your wing You might as well stay on the ground for I get you by and by I'll have you in my sack but don't think you're big enough to fry Oh chicken, chicken You go up in a balloon Chicken, oh chicken, may you roost behind the moon Chicken, oh chicken, I will never let you be A hundred dollar bill for the chicken that will roost too high for me