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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).

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