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Artist: Bert Jansch
Canonical path: /bert-jansch/cluck-old-hen
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Cluck Old Hen
Read Cluck Old Hen lyrics by Bert Jansch on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Cluck Old Hen
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My old hen, she's a good ol' hen
She lays eggs for the railroad men
Sometimes eight and sometimes ten
That's enough for the railroad men
Chorus
Cluck ol' hen cluck when I tell you
Cluck ol' hen or I'm gonna sell you
Last time she cackled she cackled in the lot
Next time she cackles cackles in the pot
My old hen, she's a good ol' hen
She lays eggs for the railroad men
Sometimes one and sometimes two
Sometimes enough for the whole damn crew
Chorus
Cluck ol' hen cluck and sing
You ain't laid an egg since late last spring
Cluck ol' hen cluck and call
You ain't laid an egg since late last fall
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Bert Jansch performs "Cluck Old Hen", and this lyric page sits inside the Bert Jansch catalog on LyroVerse.
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