LOUIS JORDAN 78 AIN'T NOBODY HERE BUT US CHICKENS / LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL E-
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TWO TOP CLASSICS FROM THE GREAT LOUIS JORDAN AND HIS TYMPANY FIVE
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL
b/w AIN'T NOBODY HERE BUT US CHICKENS
Born July 8, 1908, Brinkley, Arkansas;
died February 4, 1975, Los Angeles, California
The Father of the Rhythm & Blues came out of the blues world of Brinkley, Arkansas, to play in Chick Webb's swing band from 1932 to 1938; he played alto sax and participated in comedy routines.
He began recording for Decca in 1938 with his own Tympany Five, remaining on the label until 1953.
During the eight years that Jordan was 'King Of The Jukeboxes', 1943-1950, his songs occupied the #1 spot on the R&B charts for 113 weeks, or, put another way, Jordan had nearly one-third of all of the top black hit records for eight years
In all these, he pursued a basic rhythm of Shuffle Boogie, later taken over by early Rock 'n' Roll. As he said, he "made the blues jump," and in so doing, influenced B. B. King, Chuck Berry, and Bill Haley.
Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
One night farmer Brown,
Was takin' the air,
Locked up the barnyard
With the greatest of care
Down in the henhouse
Somethin' stirred
When he shouted "Who's there?"
This is what he heard:
There ain't nobody here but us chickens
There ain't nobody here at all
So calm yourself,
And stop your fuss
There ain't nobody here but us
We chickens tryin' to sleep,
And you butt in
And hobble, hobble hobble hobble
With your chin
There ain't nobody here but us chickens
There ain't nobody here at all
You're stompin' around
And shakin' the ground,
You're kickin' up an awful dust
We chicken's tryin' to sleep
And you butt in
And hobble, hobble hobble hobble
It's a sin
Tomorrow
Is a busy day
We got things to do
We got eggs to lay
We got ground to dig
And worms to scratch
It takes a lot of settin'
Gettin' chicks to hatch
There ain't nobody here but us chickens
There ain't nobody here at all
So quiet yourself,
And stop your fuss
There ain't nobody here but us
Kindly point that gun,
The other way
And hobble, hobble hobble off and
Hit the hay
Tomorrow
Is a busy day
We got things to do
We got eggs to lay
We got ground to dig
And worms to scratch
It takes a lot of settin'
Gettin' chicks to hatch
There ain't nobody here but us chickens
There ain't nobody here at all
So quiet yourself,
And stop your fuss
There ain't nobody here but us
Kindly point that gun,
The other way
And hobble, hobble hobble of and
Hit the hay
"Hey boss man
What do ya say?"
It's easy pickens,
Ain't nobody here but us chickens
TWO GREAT JUMPIN JIVING CLASSICS
FAVOURITES FROM THE SHELLAC COLLECTIVE SET BOX!
GREAT STUFF!!
Disc details
USA DECCA 23741 10" 78rpm SHELLAC
SIDE A : LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL
SIDE B : AIN'T NOBODY HERE BUT US CHICKENS
RECORDED 1946
CONDITION E-/V+
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