I Had a Little Chicken

There a different versions of this song. It's sung to the tune of "Turkey in the Straw."

I Had a Little Chicken

Folk Song

I had a little chicken
And she wouldn't lay an egg.
So I poured hot water
Up and down her leg.
The little chicken cried
And the little chicken begged
And the little chicken laid me
A hard-boiled egg.

I Had a Little Chicken

Folk Song

I had a little chicken
And she wouldn't lay an egg.
So I poured hot water
Up and down her leg.
The little chicken cried
And the little chicken begged
And the little chicken laid me
A hard-boiled egg.

Notes

Here's a slightly different version sent by Brenda Coleman:

There once was a chicken that couldn't lay an egg.
I poured hot water up an' down his leg.
The little chicken cried and the little chicken begged
And the little chicken laid me a hard boil'd egg.

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Thanks and Acknowledgements

Thanks to Brenda Coleman for sharing this song with us!

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