Cab Calloway — A Chicken Aint Nothin But a Bird

Chicken! Nice fried chicken! Barbecued 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 people 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 the Third But Columbus was smart, said "You can't fool me A chicken ain't nothin' but a bird." [Instrumental Break] You can boil it, roast it, broil it Cook it in a pan or a pot Eat it with potatoes, rice or tomatoes Chicken's still what you got, boy! It was a dish for old Caesar Also King Henry the Third But Columbus was smart, said "You can't fool me A chicken ain't nothin' but a bird."