In Came That Rooster

DESCRIPTION: "We had some chickens, no eggs would they lay (x2), My wife said, 'honey, we're losin' money..." One day a rooster flew into the yard... They're laying eggs now, just like they used to,." The rooster catches other things off guard and makes them grow
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1983 (recording, Roxanne and Dan Keding)
KEYWORDS: chickens humorous campsong
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 239, 416, "Rooster"/"Rooster Song" (notes only)
DT, ROOOSTER*
Roud #27633
ALTERNATE TITLES:
We Had Some Chickens
NOTES [48 words]: Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs doesn't identify this song beyond the name "Rooster," but it isn't the same as "I Had a Little Rooster," and p. 416 indicates that the rooster came into the yard, so I think it's this. Certainly it's a great song for camps; it's a fine song for improvisation. - RBW
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