Chicken, nice fried chicken Barbecue chicken, won't you send it down the line? Say everyone's talking 'bout chicken Chicken's a popular word But anywhere you go, you're bound to find A chicken ain't nothin' but a bird Some folks call it a fowl That's the story I heard But let 'em call it this and let 'em call it that A chicken ain't nothin' but a bird You can boil it, roast it, broil it Cook it in a pan or a pot Eat it with potatoes, rice or tomatoes But chicken's still what you got, boy It was a dish for old Caesar Also King Henry III But Columbus was smart, said, "You can't fool me A chicken ain't nothin' but a bird" You can boil it, roast it, broil it Cook it in a pan or a pot Eat it with potatoes, rice or tomatoes A chicken's still what you got, boy It was a dish for old Caesar Also King Henry III But Columbus was smart, said, "You can't fool me A chicken ain't nothin' but a bird"