...LITTLE RED ROOSTER... by Sam Cooke ------------------------............. *from 'Night Beat' (1963)* Intro: E7 D7, A7 E7 Verse 1:

^A7 I got a little red ^D7rooster; too lazy to ^A7crow for day. ^D7 I got a little red rooster; too lazy to ^A7crow for day. He keeps ^E7everything in the barn yard,^D7 upset in every ^A7way.^E7

Verse 2:

The ^A7dogs begin to bark,^D7 the hounds begin to ^A7howl. The ^D7dogs begin to bark, the hounds begin to ^A7howl. ^E7 Watch out all you kinfolk;^D7 my little red rooster's on the ^A7prowl.^E7

Verse 3:

I tell you; he, ^A7keeps all the hens,^D7 fighting a-^A7mong themselves. ^D7 Keeps all the hens fighting among them-^A7selves. He don't want no ^E7hen in the barnyard, ^D7 Layin' eggs for nobody ^A7else,^E7 Lord... yeah.

Solo: A7 D7 A7, D7 A7, E7 D7 A7 E7 Let me tell everybody... Verse 4:

Now if you ^A7see my little red rooster;^D7 send him ^A7home. Said; if you ^D7see my little red rooster; send him ^A7home. I ain't ^E7had no peace in the barn yard, ^D7 Since my little red rooster's been ^A7gone.

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Sam Cooke - Little red rooster