From the musical “Broadway To Paris”, 1912.
Words and music by Bobby Jones.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Two college boys from dear old Yale
Blew into New York town
For they were wise that on Broadway
Some chickens could be found
They strolled around until they met
Two girlies just sixteen
With roguish smile and golden hair
And eyes that were a dream
They grabbed those maidens quick
And both cried, oh! you chick
CHORUS
Everybody loves a chicken
Everybody wants a girl that’s cute and neat
All the boys they love the small ones
They don’t care for old or tall ones
They love them thin and sweet
Everybody loves to love a chicken
And that is why when girls pass by
You’ll hear the boys all cry
Chick! chick! chick! chick!
Oh! what I’d do for a chicken like you
Everybody loves a chicken
2. These college chaps have married
And their lives are long, sweet dreams
Because the maidens they have won
Are dainty chicken queens
No more they’ll wander round the town
And flirt as chicks pass by
No gay white way, they’ve had their day
But they are bound to cry
When wifey cuddles near and whispers in his ear
Sung by Vancha March: