[Chorus]
My uncle used to love but she died
A chicken ain't chicken 'til it's lickin' good and fried
Keep on the sunny side
My uncle used to love me but she died

[Verse 1]
Who'll bid me quarter, thirty cents for a ring of keys
Three sixty-five for a dollar bill of groceries
I'll have me a car of my own someday but 'til then I need me a ride
My uncle used to love me but she died

[Chorus]
My uncle used to love but she died
A chicken ain't chicken 'til it's lickin' good and friеd
Keep on the sunny side
My uncle usеd to love me but she died

[Verse 2]
Hamburger, cup of coffee, lettuce, and tomato
Two times a dime to see a man kiss the alligator
One more time around free on the Ferris wheel ride
My uncle used to love me but she died

[Chorus]
My uncle used to love but she died
A chicken ain't chicken 'til it's lickin' good and fried
Keep on the sunny side
My uncle used to love me but she died
[Verse 3]
Apples are for eatin' and snakes are for hissin'
I've heard about a'huggin' and I've heard about kissin'
I read about it free in a fifty cent illustrated guide
My uncle used to love me but she died

[Chorus]
My uncle used to love but she died
A chicken ain't chicken 'til it's lickin' good and fried
Keep on the sunny side
My uncle used to love me but she died
Well, my uncle used to love but she died
A chicken ain't chicken 'til it's lickin' good and fried
Keep on the sunny side
My uncle used to love me but she died
Hey, my uncle used to love me but she died
A chicken ain't chicken 'til it's lickin' good and fried