The Rooster Song
(source: "The Worm Song and Other Tasty Tunes, Janet Wilson, 1993.)
(during the verses the leader sings each line and everyone else
repeats. Chorus is sung all together while clapping hands.)
-
I had a chicken
- That wouldn't lay any eggs
- I had a chicken
- That wouldn't lay any eggs
Chorus:
- Until that rooster came in my yard
- And caught that chicken right off her guard
- We're getting eggs now just like we used to
- Ever since that rooster came in my yard
Other verses and their chorus:
- Bubblegum machine that wouldn't give any gum -- we're
getting chick-lets
- Toaster that wouldn't give any toast -- we're getting
Eggos
- Cow that wouldn't give any milk -- we're getting egg
nog
- Teacher that wouldn't give any tests -- we're getting
egg-sams
- Politician that wouldn't win any elections -- we're getting
chicken catch-a-Tory
- Dog that wouldn't give any pups -- we're getting pooched
eggs
- Toy shop that wouldn't sell toys -- we're getting Lego
- Nylon dispenser that wouldn't give nylons -- we're getting
L'Eggs now
- Dumptruck that wouldn't move dirt -- we're getting egg-scavations
- Hospital that wouldn't heal people -- we're getting eggs-rays
- Health spa that wouldn't keep me fit -- we're getting
eggs-ercise
- Farmer that wouldn't grow beans -- we're getting chick
peas
- Hairdresser that wouldn't dye hair -- we're getting henn-aed
- Philosopher who wouldn't ponder -- we're getting eggs-istential
- Chemist who wouldn't do labs -- we're getting hen-alytical
- Physicist who couldn't do thermodynamics -- we're getting
hen-tropy
- Gardener that wouldn't grow veggies -- we're getting
egg plants
- Fishwife who wouldn't nag -- we're getting hen pecked
- Company that wouldn't trade goods -- we're getting eggs-ports
- Spice rack that didn't have herbs -- we're getting chick-ory
- Song that went on way too long -- we're getting
egg-sasparated