I had a little red rooster   Too lazy to crow 'fore day   I had a little red rooster   Too lazy to crow 'fore day   He kept ev'rything in the barnyard   Eager settin' a-ready to lay   You know the dogs begin to bark   And the, the hounds   They begin to howl   You know the dogs they begin to bark   And the, the hounds   They begin to howl   You know my little red rooster's gone   Know the little red rooster's on the prowl      (harmonica & instrumental)      Now, if you see my little red rooster   Somebody, please drive him home   Now, if you seen my little red rooster   Somebody, ple-eee-ase run 'em home   There ain't been no peace in the barnyard   Since my little red rooster been gone.      (piano & instrumental)