White Folks Call It Chantecler 1910

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 29 September 2011
2011

My old friend wife was lady's maid
in a fam'ly way up town,
and when she came back home today,
she had on a Paris gown
dat lady gave her lots of junk
forty trunks went in our flat.
But I whistled "Fare Thee well,"
when wife unpacked a Paris hat!
Said she, the white folks
call it Chantecler
said I it cert'nly is a bird my dear
and then I softly whispered listen here.

The white folks call it Chantecler
but it's just plain chicken to me.
And the last time you wore one of those,
you wore it fricasee,
they may call coffee demi tasse
and croquette is just another name for hash,
you may call a barn fowl Chantecler
but it's just plain chicken to me.

The white folks call it Chantecler
but it's just plain chicken to me.
And the last time you wore one of those,
you wore it fricasee,
they may call coffee demi tasse
and croquette is just another name for hash,
you may call a barn fowl Chantecler
but it's just plain chicken to me.

My old friend wife felt all worn out
well you know how ladies feel,
I told her she could sit right still,
I'd stew up our evening meal.
She sighed I never did enjoy
such a meal as this before,
then she murmured wait a while
because I started for the door.
Said she: "I guess I'll take
a stroll out too,"
I'll get my Chantecler
and go with you said I:
"Why you just ate it in the stew!"

The white folks call it Chantecler
but it's just plain chicken to me.
And the last time you wore one of those,
you wore it fricasee,
they may call coffee demi tasse
and croquette is just another name for hash,
you may call a barn fowl Chantecler
but it's just plain chicken to me.

The white folks call it Chantecler
but it's just plain chicken to me.
And the last time you wore one of those,
you wore it fricasee,
they may call coffee demi tasse
and croquette is just another name for hash,
you may call a barn fowl Chantecler
but it's just plain chicken to me.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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White Folks Call It Chantecler 1910
But It's Just Plain Chicken To Me
Music by Bert Williams
Lyrics by Andrew B.Sterling
© MCMX by Harry von Tilzer Mus.Pub.Co.  New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 29 September 2011 at 17.04
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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