From “The Century Girl”, 1916
words and music by Irving Berlin
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
There’s a dance that soon will be the talk
Won’t you kindly name it?
It is called the Broadway Chicken Walk
Who’s the one to claim it?
Young and pretty girlies with Mary Pickford Curlies
First started doing it in New York
That chicken walk, it’s full of fun
Won’t you tell us how it’s done?
Chorus
Scratch the ground with your feet
Then you gaze around
Should you meet a millionaire
Don’t stare, just tell him you won’t stop
Don’t stop, flap your wings
Start to talk about engagement rings
And then you fly back to your coop
When you get there gently perch
Don’t forget to leave him in the lurch
You can bet he’ll hang around
He’s found where ever you’re going, crowing
Look out for auto racers
And Broadway chicken chasers
Doing that Broadway chicken walk
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: