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'''WALK, CHALK CHICKEN.''' AKA - "Walk Chalk Chicken with a Necktie On." Old-Time, Reel. A cross-tuned (AEae) | '''WALK, CHALK CHICKEN.''' AKA - "Walk Chalk Chicken with a Necktie On." Old-Time, Reel. A cross-tuned (AEae) piece related to the “[[Farewell to Whiskey]]/[[Young America Hornpipe]]/[[Duchess of Athol's Strathspey]]” family of tunes, from the playing of West Virginia fiddler Melvin Wine. He learned the tune from his father, who was the only person he ever heard play it. Comparisons with a similarly-titled rhyme from early 20th century collector Thomas Talley's 1922 collection ('''Negro Folk Rhymes: Wise and Otherwise''') called "Walk, Talk, Chicken with Your Head Pecked," or with the early minstrel song "Ginger Blue" (which uses the words "walk, talk"), are speculative, and no direct connection has been established. | ||
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''WALK, talk, chicken wid yo' head pecked!''<br> | |||
''You can crow w'en youse been dead.''<br> | |||
''Walk, talk, chicken wid yo' head pecked!''<br> | |||
''You can hoi' high yo' bloody head.''<br> | |||
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''You's whooped dat Blue Hen's Chicken,''<br> | |||
''You's beat 'im at his game. ''<br> | |||
''If dere's some fedders on him, ''<br> | |||
''Fer dat you's not to blame.''<br> | |||
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''Walk, talk, chicken wid yo' head pecked!'' | |||
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''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Melvin Wine - "Cold Frosty Morning." Melvin Wine "Vintage Wine. | ''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Melvin Wine - "Cold Frosty Morning." Melvin Wine "Vintage Wine" (1993).</font> | ||
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WALK, CHALK CHICKEN. AKA - "Walk Chalk Chicken with a Necktie On." Old-Time, Reel. A cross-tuned (AEae) piece related to the “Farewell to Whiskey/Young America Hornpipe/Duchess of Athol's Strathspey” family of tunes, from the playing of West Virginia fiddler Melvin Wine. He learned the tune from his father, who was the only person he ever heard play it. Comparisons with a similarly-titled rhyme from early 20th century collector Thomas Talley's 1922 collection (Negro Folk Rhymes: Wise and Otherwise) called "Walk, Talk, Chicken with Your Head Pecked," or with the early minstrel song "Ginger Blue" (which uses the words "walk, talk"), are speculative, and no direct connection has been established.
WALK, talk, chicken wid yo' head pecked!
You can crow w'en youse been dead.
Walk, talk, chicken wid yo' head pecked!
You can hoi' high yo' bloody head.
You's whooped dat Blue Hen's Chicken,
You's beat 'im at his game.
If dere's some fedders on him,
Fer dat you's not to blame.
Walk, talk, chicken wid yo' head pecked!
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Printed sources:
Recorded sources: Melvin Wine - "Cold Frosty Morning." Melvin Wine "Vintage Wine" (1993).