Lyrics > Cibo Matto – Know Your Chicken


Writers: Writers: Cibo Matto
Published: © 1995 Soul Urchin Songs
From: Cibo Matto – Viva! La Woman (CD, JAPAN)
Source: Viva La Woman album sleeve notes
Águas de Março
Apple
Artichoke
Beef Jerky
Birthday Cake
Know Your Chicken
Le Pain Perdu
Sugar Water
Theme
Waters of March
White Pepper Ice Cream
16 years ago, one day
I was walking down the street
I was cruising in Brooklyn
You know what I’m saying?
Something was cooking
But, wasn’t yet a chicken
There was a man
Selling chicks in a box
He said, “2 for 1, but 3 for 2”
I said, “That’s not bad – here’s money for you”
One was magenta, the other was blue
I KNOW MY CHICKEN
YOU GOT TO KNOW YOUR CHICKEN
One day, the blue one went away
The other grew up fuckin’ well
She was noisy every night
I had always chicken-bite
Then I met a lover
One night, she made me dinner
Licking finger, I wondered
Where she got the chicken
I KNOW MY CHICKEN
YOU GOT TO KNOW YOUR CHICKEN
Spare the rod and spoil the chick
Before you go and shit a brick
I KNOW MY CHICKEN
YOU GOT TO KNOW YOUR CHICKEN
She went to college to study anatomy
I followed her father’s butchery
We got 2 babies, Isn’t it cool?
One is Magenta, the other is Blue
I KNOW MY CHICKEN
YOU GOT TO KNOW YOUR CHICKEN