Cluck Old Hen (Henry Reed)
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KEY OF A MODAL: Fiddles tuned to GDAE, Banjos tuned to aEADE
BAND • FIDDLE • GUITAR • BANJO • LYRICS
Band – Slow
I had an old hen she had a wooden leg
Best old hen that never laid an egg
Laid more eggs than any hen around the barn
Another drink of whiskey wouldnt do me any harm
CHORUS:
Cluck old hen cluck and sing
Aint seen an egg since way last Spring
Cluck old hen cluck and squall,
Aint laid an egg since way last fall
My old hen’s a good old hen
She lays eggs for the railroad men
Sometimes one sometimes two
Sometimes enough for the whole damn crew
CHORUS
Cluck old hen, cluck in the lot
Next time you cackle youll cackle in the pot