One day my papa was fixin' cars
He used to tell stories and i'd listen hard.
He said "i don't know much about egyptian gods,
But you can get you a wish off a chicken claw."

Well me and my mama used to sit in bars
She'd get to drunk drinks and i'd sit and watch
I seen it was missin' from the kitchen drawer
Mama got to get to wishin' on a chicken claw

When you keep on wishin' but ya don't do nothin'
If you wanna move up then you gotta move somethin'
Move somethin'

When you keep on talkin' but ya don't do nothin'
If you wanna move up then you gotta move somethin'
Move somethin'

Well i went out late to the chicken farm
To get me a chicken worth wishin' on
I brought it back home and i rinsed it off
Mama got to get to wishin' on the chicken claw

Now right there by the extension chord
In the cabinet in the kitchen in a mixin jar
No one listens to you wishin' at all
Accept the twisted old fingers of the chicken claw

When you keep on wishin' but ya don't do nothin'
If you wanna move up then you gotta move somethin'
Move somethin'

When you keep on prayin' but ya don't do nothin'
If you wanna move up then you gotta move somethin'
Move somethin'

Now right there by the extension chord
In the cabinet in the kitchen in a mixin jar
No one listens to you wishin' at all
Accept the twisted old fingers of the chicken claw

When you keep on wishin' but ya don't do nothin'
If you wanna move up then you gotta move somethin'
Move somethin'

When you keep on talkin' but ya don't do nothin'
If you wanna move up then you gotta move somethin'
Move somethin'

When you keep on wishin' but ya don't do nothin'
If you wanna move up then you gotta move somethin'
Move somethin'

When you keep on talkin' but ya don't do nothin'
If you wanna move up then you gotta move somethin'
Move somethin'