Rooster run the mother hen,
Mother hen said, you darn old fool,
my fricassee ain't for you
you better get hot chicken
You wanna get hot chicken,
East Nashville, Tennessee
Jack Rabbit run the Gila Monster,
Gila Monster turned around
this runnin' ain't my kind of style
you gotta get hot chicken
East Nashville, Tennessee
Young man knocked on the window glass,
Said, boy, you done had your
now quit knockin' on my blinds
i think you want hot chicken
Old man laid his fiddle down,
Times has gotten so damn hard,
They suggested hot chicken,
Little frog hopped by my feet,
Said all my old true love
East Nashville, Tennessee