E
I'm shoutin' Bamalama
                     A
Way down in Louisiana
A
Well, well, well
  E
Nobody's gonna set him down

[Verse 2]
                A
Lord have mercy on my soul
E                 A
How many chickens have I stole
E                      A
One last night and the night before
    N.C.
I'm going back and tryin' to get ten or 'leven more
                         A
Startin' to get 'em and I
                      E
I love a chicken, baby
                 A
Shoutin' Bamalama
A
Well, well, well
  E
Nobody's gonna set him down

[Verse 3]
                         A
9 feet and 10 feet we're goin' for the build
    E                A
An' 9 feet left on a ten feet of hill
E                   A        E
10 feet turn around a 9 feet fence
N.C.
His teeth fell out and his tongue stayed in
                  A
His cousin said so
                        E
He got the chicken, baby
                 A
Shoutin' Bamalama
A
Well, well, well
  E
Nobody's gonna set him down

[Verse 4]
                      A
A Leo demarket told a line one day
  E                       A
A bad little fella comin' down the way
        E                                A
We were talkin' 'bout his family, it's a cryin' shame
         E   N.C.
He tell ya, "Mother is workin' on the chain gang"
                          A
She busts his britches now
                          E
She's good at workin' hard
                 A
Shoutin' Bamalama
A
Well, well, well
  E
Nobody's gonna set him down

[Verse 5]
                                 A
The preacher and the deacon were prayin' one day
 E           A
Along come a bear comin' down that way
    E                           A
The preacher told the deacon to say a prayer
      E   N.C.
He said, "Lord, a prayer won't kill this bear"
                     A
I gotta make it, baby
              E
Shout Bamalama
                  A
I gotta run for it
A
Well, well, well
  E
Nobody's gonna set him down
                    A
He's down in Alabama