Little Red Rooster Lyrics

...LITTLE RED ROOSTER... by Sam Cooke
*from 'Night Beat' (1963)*
(Written by Willie Dixon and Chester Arthur Burnett)
Intro:
Verse 1:
I got a little red rooster; too lazy to crow for day.
I got a little red rooster; too lazy to crow for day.
He keeps everything in the barn yard, upset in every way.
Verse 2:
The dogs begin to bark, the hounds begin to howl.
The dogs begin to bark, the hounds begin to howl.
Watch out all you kinfolk; my little red rooster's on the prowl.
Verse 3:
I tell you; he, keeps all the hens, fighting a-mong themselves.
Keeps all the hens fighting among them-selves.
He don't want no hen in the barnyard,
Layin' eggs for nobody else, Lord... yeah.
Solo:
Let me tell everybody...
Verse 4:
Now if you see my little red rooster; send him home.
Said; if you see my little red rooster; send him home.
I ain't had no peace in the barn yard,
Since my little red rooster's been gone.
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