Chicken is Nice
Dave Van Ronk * Track #7 On Folksinger
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- #4Fixin’ to Die
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- #5Hang Me Oh Hang Me
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- #6Long John
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- #7Chicken is Nice
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Chicken is Nice by Dave Van Ronk
Performed by
Dave Van RonkAbout
Dave’s take on an old Liberian folk song. He found it on a compilation called Songs of the African Coast: Cafe Music of Liberia, on which it’s sung by blind pianist Howard Hayes. The album, released in 1949, was compiled by the ethnomusicologist Arthur S. Alberts, whose other recordings can be found...
Chicken is Nice Lyrics
I don't want no wife from Robert's Falls
Don't want no wife from Robert's Falls
The o-only dish she can cook is fried fish
Don't want no wife from Robert's Falls
Chicken is nice, chicken is nice
Chicken is nice
With palm butter and rice
I don't want no wife from Cape Palmas
Don't want no wife from Cape Palmas
If I move around, she'll put me in the ground
I don't want no wife from Cape Palmas
Chicken is nice...
I don't want no wife from Sinoe
Don't want no wife from Sinoe
If I go out at night, she'll challenge me to fight
I don't want no wife from Sinoe
Chicken is nice...
I don't want no wife from Monrovia
Don't want no wife from Monrovia
When my money gets low, to another she'll go
I don't want no wife from Monrovia
Chicken is nice, chicken is nice
Chicken is nice
With palm butter and rice
Chicken is Nice Q&A
Is this a Liberian song?
Yep! I mention the album it’s from, “Songs of the African Coast,” in the bio, if you wanna check out the original it’s on iTunes.