Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Christy Julia Adele Alex Mark Brian/Jesse
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a goose.
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One
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Adele
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f
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in
the
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f house,
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some - thin' stirred
Girls
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holl - ared "Who's
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is
what
he
heard;
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chick- ens
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No - bo dy at all.
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and stop that fuss
hush
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Christy Julia/Adele
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Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ 3
∑
fuss
on- ly us...
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j j j j Œ ‰ Œ ‰ f f f f ff f ff f ff f f ff
tryin'to sleep
b b b b & ¢ ‹
and you bust in
∑
b
ff ff f ff ff f f f f f
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V V V
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and hob ble,hob ble,hob ble,hob ble
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with your chin.
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bn
f f f f f f
Thereain't no- bod-y herebut us
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ff f f f f f f ff ff ff ff ff
ain't no-bod-y here but us
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‰ fj
b
ff f f f f f F f f f ff ff ff ff ff FF
chick- ens
f
Thereain't no- bod-y here at all
you're stomp
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°
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an' sha- kin' the ground,
and kick- in' iup an aw - ful fuss.
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and kick- in' iup an aw - ful fuss.
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Julia
°
try- in' to sleep
Girls (in harmony)
and you bust in
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hob- ble, hob- ble, hob- ble, hob- ble
b b b b & V {
an' sha- kin' the ground,
- in' a-round
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you're stomp
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a sin
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a sin
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mor-row
is a
Julia
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to do
∑
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Christy Julia/Adele
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∑
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to lay
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59
°
to dig
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to dig
and worms
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and worms
to scratch
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°
- et your- self
and stop that fuss
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and stop that fuss
Thereain't no- bod- y here but us
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Ev - 'ry - bo-dy out o; the barn.
Where no farm- er's gon-na do you no harm. Let's
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go!
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o' the shed.
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go...
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got-ta go...
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farm - er's goi - in'
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run...
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go!
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a
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lit - tle chick- en.
farm
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gun is his hand.
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b nn Ó
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look- in' at
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you're look- in' good e - nough to
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eat! Hey, far- mer!
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hol- i - day dish.
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buck-et
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of fish.
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ri-fle and shot- gun right
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out o' this place. Get lost!
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is a bus- y day
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Paul (a la Satchmo)
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us chicks a- lone.
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oh yeah...
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to-mor - row...
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and worms
nb
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and worms
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to scratch
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n b n
b n Œ ‰ Jf
f f f f f f ff ff
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to scratch
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chicks to hatch.
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Alex Mark Brian
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et your- self
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