{"id":5766,"date":"2026-10-02T16:07:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T20:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/?page_id=5766"},"modified":"2026-10-02T16:07:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T20:07:03","slug":"who-dat-say-chicken-in-dis-crowd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/who-dat-say-chicken-in-dis-crowd\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Dat Say Chicken In Dis Crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial stereotypes. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A popular song from 1898<br>Featured in E. E. Rice&#8217;s &#8220;Summer Nights&#8221;<br>Words by Paul Laurence Dunbar<br>Music by Will Marion<\/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\/2026\/10\/Who-Dat-Say-Chicken-In-Dis-Crowd.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Who Dat Say Chicken In Dis Crowd - Sheet Music.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-beab1708-d1de-4d84-9c0e-9059f16de3db\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Who-Dat-Say-Chicken-In-Dis-Crowd.pdf\">Who Dat Say Chicken In Dis Crowd &#8211; Sheet Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Who-Dat-Say-Chicken-In-Dis-Crowd.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-beab1708-d1de-4d84-9c0e-9059f16de3db\">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-ec02557d-6ff3-45b8-bba4-f89fe3eae1a1\" href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Who_Dat_Say_Chicken_In_Dis_Crowd_1898_s_JPP.mid\">Who_Dat_Say_Chicken_In_Dis_Crowd &#8211; MIDI<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sheetmusicsinger.com\/highbrownsongs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Who_Dat_Say_Chicken_In_Dis_Crowd_1898_s_JPP.mid\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ec02557d-6ff3-45b8-bba4-f89fe3eae1a1\">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<br><br>1. There was once a great assemblage of the cullud population<br>All the cullud swells was there<br>They had got themselves together to discuss <br>The situation and the rumors in the air<br>There were speakers there from Georgia<br>And some more from Tennessee<br>Who were making feathers fly<br>When a roostah in a bahn-ya&#8217;d flew up<br>Whah those folks could see<br>Then those darkies all did cry<br><br>Chorus:<br>Who dat say chicken in dis crowd?<br>Speak de word agin&#8217; and speak it loud<br>Blame da lan&#8217; let white folks rule it<br>I&#8217;se a lookin&#8217; fu a pullet<br>Who dat say chicken in dis crowd<br><br>2. A famous culled preacher told his listnin&#8217; congregation<br>All about de way to ac&#8217;<br>Ef dey want to be respected and become<br>A mighty nation to be hones&#8217;, fu&#8217; a fac<br>Dey mus&#8217; nebber lie, no nebber<br>An&#8217; mus&#8217; not be caught a-stealin&#8217; any pullets fun de lim&#8217;<br>But an aged deacon got up an&#8217; his voice it shook wif feelin&#8217;<br>As dense words he said to him<br><br>Chorus:<br>Who dat say chicken in dis crowd?<br>Speak de word agin&#8217; and speak it loud<br>What&#8217;s de use of all dis talkin&#8217;<br>Let me hyeah a hen a-squawkin&#8217;<br>Who dat say chicken in dis crowd<\/p>\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 1898Featured in E. E. Rice&#8217;s &#8220;Summer Nights&#8221;Words by Paul Laurence DunbarMusic by Will Marion The sheet music: Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne: Lyrics 1. 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