Stephen Foster — Dont Bet Your Money on de Shanghai

(Verse 1) De Shanghai chicken, when you put him in de pit He'll eat a loaf of bread up, but he can't fight a bit De Shanghai fiddle is a funny little thing And ev'ry time you tune him up he goes ching ching (Chorus) Oh de Shanghai! Don't bet your money on de Shanghai! Take de little chicken in de middle ob de ring But don't bet your money on de Shanghai (Verse 2) I go to de fair for to see de funny fowls De double headed pigeon and de one-eyed owls De old lame goose wid no web between his toes He kills himself a-laughing when de Shanghai crows (Chorus) Oh de Shanghai! Don't bet your money on de Shanghai! Take de little chicken in de middle ob de ring But don't bet your money on de Shanghai (Verse 3) De Shanghai's tall, but his appetite is small He'll only swallow everything that he can overhaul Four bags of wheat just as certain as you're born A bushel of potatoes and a tub full of corn (Chorus) Oh de Shanghai! Don't bet your money on de Shanghai! Take de little chicken in de middle ob de ring But don't bet your money on de Shanghai