He's down in AlabamaI'm shoutin' BamalamaWay down in LouisianaWell, well, well Nobody's gonna set him down Lord have mercy on my soul How many chickens have I stoleOne last night and the night before I'm going back and tryin' to get 10 or 11 more Startin' to get 'em and II love a chicken, baby Shoutin' Bamalama Well, well, well Nobody's gonna set him down9 feet and 10 feet we're goin' for the build An' 9 feet left on a 10 feet of hill10 feet turn around a 9 feet fence His teeth fell out and his tongue stayed in, his cousin said so He got the chicken, baby Shoutin' Bamalama Well, well, well Nobody's gonna set him down A Leo demarket rode a line one day A bad little fella comin' down the way We were talkin' 'bout his family, it's a cryin' shame He tell ya, "Mother is workin' on the chain gang" She busts his britches now She's good at workin' hard Shoutin' Bamalama Well, well, well Nobody's gonna set him down The preacher and the deacon were prayin' one day Along come a bear comin' down that way The preacher told the deacon to say a prayer He said, "Lord, a prayer won't kill this bear" I gotta make it, baby Shout Bamalama I gotta run for it Well, well, well Nobody's gonna set him down
He's down in AlabamaI'm shoutin' BamalamaWay down in LouisianaWell, well, well Nobody's gonna set him down Lord have mercy on my soul How many chickens have I stoleOne last night and the night before I'm going back and tryin' to get 10 or 11 more Startin' to get 'em and II love a chicken, baby Shoutin' Bamalama Well, well, well Nobody's gonna set him down9 feet and 10 feet we're goin' for the build An' 9 feet left on a 10 feet of hill10 feet turn around a 9 feet fence His teeth fell out and his tongue stayed in, his cousin said so He got the chicken, baby Shoutin' Bamalama Well, well, well Nobody's gonna set him down A Leo demarket rode a line one day A bad little fella comin' down the way We were talkin' 'bout his family, it's a cryin' shame He tell ya, "Mother is workin' on the chain gang" She busts his britches now She's good at workin' hard Shoutin' Bamalama Well, well, well Nobody's gonna set him down The preacher and the deacon were prayin' one day Along come a bear comin' down that way The preacher told the deacon to say a prayer He said, "Lord, a prayer won't kill this bear" I gotta make it, baby Shout Bamalama I gotta run for it Well, well, well Nobody's gonna set him down
