The Crowing Rooster

I'm gonna buy me a rooster, put him at my back door
I'm gonna buy me a rooster, put him at my back door
See a stranger comin', he'll flop his wings and crow

What you want with a rooster, he won't crow 'fore day?
What you want with a rooster, he won't crow 'fore day?
What you want with a woman, who won't do nothin' she say?

What you want with a hen, won't cackle when she lays?
What you want with a hen, won't cackle when she lays?
What you want with a man, who won't do nothin' He say?

Won't you take my picture, hang it up against the wall
Going to take my picture, hang it up against the wall
Anybody asks you "What about it", tell 'em "That's all, thats all"

Take my picture put in in a frame
Take my picture put in in a frame
So if I die, you can see me just the same

My hook's in the water, and my cork's on top
My hook's in the water, and my cork's on top
How can I lose, Lord, with the help I got

I know my dog anywhere I hear him bark
I know my dog anywhere I hear him bark
I can tell my baby, if I see her in the dark