Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Sam Cooke
Canonical path: /sam-cooke/little-red-rooster
Related lyric paths: 6
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Little Red Rooster
Read Little Red Rooster lyrics by Sam Cooke on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Little Red Rooster
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I'm a little red rooster
Too lazy to crow for day
I'm a little red rooster
Too lazy to crow for day
Keep everything in the barnyard
Upset in every way
Dogs begin to bark now
And the hounds begin to howl
Dogs begin to bark now
And the hounds begin to howl
Watch out stray cat
The little red rooster's on the prowl
If you see the little red rooster
Won't you please drive him home
If you see the little red rooster
Won't you please drive him home
Been no peace in the barnyard
Since that little red rooster's been gone
I'm a little red rooster
Too lazy to crow for day
I'm a little red rooster
Too lazy to crow for day
Keep everything in the barnyard
Upset in every way
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Sam Cooke performs "Little Red Rooster", and this lyric page sits inside the Sam Cooke catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to They Can't Take That Away From Me and Ol' Man River with a short reason for opening each page next.
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