Cheezy Rooster Song
Brian White
My wife and I were on a bustour of the Cliffs of Moher. The muzak on
the bus was some great traditional Irish fare.
One song that we can't forget was some dirty ditty about a rooster
setting everything straight on a farm by screwing a Hen, Elephant, and
another rooster (I think).
The chorus started: "Then came a rooster, into our yard..."
Any info: title, artist, would be appreciated.
Christin Keck
I can't believe no one else is answering this post. I know
the song well, having performed it once or a thousand
times...
...it's not Irish trad, not that I am aware of...but in the
songbook I have no author is listed. The only artist that I
know of is Kevin Roth on his "Collections" and also it has
appeared in the New Song Library Teaching tapes.
The lyrics are below:
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The Rooster Song
We had a chicken, no eggs would she lay (X2)
My wife said "honey, we're losing money, we've got a
chicken, no eggs will she lay!"
One day a rooster, came into our yard
And caught that chicken right off her guard
She's laying eggs now, just like she used to
Ever since that rooster came into our yard.
[subsequent verses use the same format as the above verse]
We had a moo cow, no milk would she give(X2)
My wife said....no milk etc.
One day a rooster, etc.
And caught that...etc.
She's laying eggnog, just like she used to
Ever since that rooster came into our yard.
We had a gas pump...
It's giving Shell Gas...
We had a gum tree...
It's giving chicklets...
We had a rooster...no love would he give(x2)
He's laying hens now, etc.
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I don't know the verse about the elephant--what did that
result in?
Feel free to make up verses--everyone I know who performs
this does. It's fun.
We've sung about the "baker--no bread would he give" and how
after the rooster, "he's making egg rolls, just like he used
to..." also the "comedian--no jokes would he tell" and now
"he's telling bad yolks," and the "mason, no stone would he
lay," who is "laying brick now," etc. You can come up with
some fine groaners. It's a fun party song.
Hope this is what you wanted.
--
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Michael Wodzak
> The lyrics are below:
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Sounds like fun. Is the tune anywhere to be found?
Timothy Jaques
There was also a discussion there in the Discussion Forum about this song
some time back, giving many additional verses. Do a Forum search, set the
thread search back a year, and search under Rooster. Different search than
the song search, BTW, you have to go into the Discussion Forum to do it.
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Timothy Jaques tja...@netcom.ca
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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