{"id":5528,"date":"2025-12-19T15:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=5528"},"modified":"2025-12-19T15:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:21:14","slug":"ive-got-chicken-on-the-brain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/ive-got-chicken-on-the-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ve Got Chicken on the Brain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A popular song from 1899<br>Words by Elmer Bowman<br>Music by Al Johns<br>Arranged by W. H. Tyers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sheet music:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ive-Got-Chicken-on-the-Brain-1899.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of I&apos;ve Got Chicken on the Brain - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-ce777e87-f58a-46b7-85eb-e9dc0f9e9395\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ive-Got-Chicken-on-the-Brain-1899.pdf\">I&#8217;ve Got Chicken on the Brain &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ive-Got-Chicken-on-the-Brain-1899.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ce777e87-f58a-46b7-85eb-e9dc0f9e9395\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-7901c780-8210-4ce1-8673-0107140f77c4\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ive_Got_Chicken_On_The_Brain_1899_s_JPP.mid\">Ive_Got_Chicken_On_The_Brain &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ive_Got_Chicken_On_The_Brain_1899_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-7901c780-8210-4ce1-8673-0107140f77c4\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There&#8217;s coons &#8217;round town<br>They ain&#8217;t hard to find<br>Would rather have a poke chop<br>Than have their right mind<br>But I likes my chicken<br>And I like &#8217;em fried<br>I like &#8217;em so well I have &#8217;em magnified<br>When I heave in sight a chicken watches the time<br>&#8216;Cause He&#8217;s got to jump his troubles<br>From this earth resign<br>At the table I&#8217;ll take his photo<br>And read his pedigree<br>Then a lithograph is taken<br>Of that chicken and me<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chorus:<br>I&#8217;ve got chicken on the brain<br>When I have chicken I never complain<br>A poke chop is nice for a morning smile<br>But chicken&#8217;s got &#8217;em bested in every style<br>Chicken chop suey certainly is a treat<br>Chicken is the only thing for me to eat<br>Even in my dreams, it always seems<br>I&#8217;ve got chicken on the brain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I&#8217;m worried to death &#8217;bout a chicken&#8217;s life<br>I think more of a chicken than a man could his wife<br>&#8216;Cause I was born south of Mason Dixon line<br>And a many poor chicken I have knocked stone blind<br>I dreamt last night I had a chicken&#8217;s ideas<br>And every coon I seen I began to shed tears<br>When I woke up, I was glad to say<br>I hadn&#8217;t been a chicken, but was feeling that way<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.] A popular song from 1899Words by Elmer BowmanMusic by Al JohnsArranged by W. H. 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