The Foghorn Stringband - Chicken Reel lyrics

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(Verse)

Way down in Carolina where the sweet potatoes grow

There lives a dusky maiden by the name of Liza Snow

She used to go to parties where they'd always make her sing

But say you ought to see that Baby do the pigeon wing

They held a dancin' contest and were goin' to give a prize

They all had on their finest and it now was up to Lize

Just who was going to win it everybody there could feel

When Liza hollered to the band to play the Chicken Reel

Clear the crowd away, tell the band to play

When u hear me say 'GO' My honey

(Chorus)

Oh, u Chicken Reel, how u make me feel

Say it's really so entrancing

Who could really keep from dancing

That's the music sweet, like the chicken meat

Give it to me with the dressin'

I don't need no dancing lesson

Put all the otha fine selections right away

That is the only tune I want to hear u play

When I get married if there's music I will say

'Hey boss keep a-playing Chicken Reel all day

(Verse 2)

One night when from a party she was walking home with Bill

Now he's a steady feller and the night was dark and still

It seems he stoe a chicken and when Liza heard of that

She said I'm gonna wear it on my go-to-meeting hat

I guess u're going crazy answered William with a smile

But Liza said 'Go on havn't heard the latest style'

When first she wore it out the people asked her to explain

But Liza simply said Why I have chicken on the brain

Clear the crowd away, tell the band to play

When u hear me say 'GO' My honey

(Chorus)