Gotta Sell Them Chickens Cifras

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Well my pappy told me as I was sittin' on his knee
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About the birds and the bees and such
 
You can do right proud in a college crowd
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But you ain't gonna learn that much
 
 
Get your degree in the ABC's
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And dig out the cold hard facts
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You've got to sell them chickens before they die
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And the eggs before they hatch
 
 
Now I was told at the Super Bowl
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When the crowd let out a roar
 
A big 'ole back with a ball and jack
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And went on in to score
 
 
The coach recalled when he spiked the ball
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Said forget the old cotton patch
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I wanna sell them chickens before they die
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And the eggs before they hatch
 
 
Old slugger's ball was a-headin’ to the wall
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With what looked like a home run clout
 
But the fielder's glove went high above
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And caught it for the final out
 
 
On the sporting page he was all the rage
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When they asked him how he made that catch
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Well I sold them chickens before they died
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And the eggs before they hatch
 
 
Now the boxing king climbed into the ring
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To fight for the title bout
 
But a right to the jaw was all he saw
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As the ref was a countin' him out
 
 
The manager said as he shook his head
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Son you done lost this match
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You gotta sell them chickens before they die
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And the eggs before they hatch
 
 
Now a friend I know searched high and low
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For the secrets to success
 
And he didn't stop 'til he got to the top
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Of old Mt. Everest
 
 
An old guru told him all he knew
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As he thumbed through his artifacts
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You gotta sell them chickens before they die
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And the eggs before they hatch
 
 
Now the moral here should be clear
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And it's one I'd like to share
 
Just be yourself like nobody else
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And you might become a millionaire
 
 
Your reply when they wonder why
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How'd you make all that scratch
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Well you sold them chickens before they died
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And the eggs before they hatch
 
 
Yeah want to know how you made that dough
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Just tell them how to make a batch
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Just sell them chickens before they die
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And the eggs before they hatch
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