X:1
T:Hawk got a Chicken [2]
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Howdy Forrester, from his Uncle Bob; transcribed by John Hartford
N:Sung to the 'A' part: "Old man, old man, get your gun, The hawks got a chicken
N:and away he run. Vocal melody is third part
K:Emin
Be (e2|e/)f/e/d/ B>A|Be d/B/A/G/|ED G>A:||
B/G/A/G/ B/G/A/G/|B/c/d/B/ G>A|B/G/A/G/ B/G/A/G/|ED G>G|
G/BB/ B2|B/c/B/A/ GA|B/G/A/d/ B/G/A/G/|ED G>A|]
P:"Vocal"
eeee|ed B>d|ee/e/ d/B/A/G/|ED G2||
HAWK'S GOT A CHICKEN [2]. AKA - "Hawk's got a Chicken and Gone." American, Reel (cut time). E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Devil's Box): ABAC (Phillips).
Old man, old man, get your gun; Hawk's got the chicken and away he run.
Additional notes Source for notated version : - Eck Robertson (1887-1975, Borger, Texas) [Phillips]; Howdy Forrester, who had the tune from his Uncle Bob [Hartford/Devil's Box].
Printed sources : - Stephen F. Davis (Devil's Box), vol. 22, No. 2, Summer 1989; p. 48. Stacy Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 108.
Recorded sources : - Field Recorder Collective FRC120, Vernon Riddle – "Old-Time Texas Style Fiddle" (2010. Learned from Eck Robertson).