My uncle used to love me but she died
A chicken ain't chicken 'til he's licken good and fried
I said, keep on the sunny side
My uncle used to love me but she died

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
A chicken ain't chicken 'til he's licken good and fried
I said, keep on the sunny side
My uncle used to love me but she died

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

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
A chicken ain't chicken 'til he's licken good and fried
Keep on the sunny side
My uncle used to love me but she died, but she died, but she died...
But she died, but she died, but she died...