Tic a tic a toc, tic a tic a toc
My golden hen, my golden hen
Tic a tic a toc my golden hen

Tic a tic a toc my golden hen
She layin' eggs for the gentlemen
Sometimes nine and sometimes ten, oh
And whenever she lay, she make an alarm
Cotcotcotcot me lay out, lay out, whoa
Lay out, whoa, whoa

Searching from morning for my golden hen, hey
Got a little girl at my home
She wake up this morning, she didn't eat no breakfast, no
She wake up this morning, she no eat no breakfast
She leave at my home and she faint in the cab
She gives my neighborhood a lots of remarks
Lots of remarks, she gives him lots of remarks
Lots of remarks, it was not my fault
When she faint in the cab (Lord God know)
Hey little girl don't be like a rolling car, oh
Before the wind you gonna be like a chaff
If you live like a rolling car
No, oh, don't live like a rolling car, no

Tic a tic a toc my golden hen
She layin' eggs for the gentlemen
Sometimes nine and sometimes ten, whoa-oh
Whenever she lay, Lord, she make an alarm
Cotcotcotcot me lay out, lay out, lay out
Lay out, whoa, lay out, whoa

Well, I've been searching from morning
For my golden hen, whoa
Well, I've been searching from morning, morning
For my golden hen
Because she's my best friend
Because she's my best friend
Searching from morning, morning
Because she's my best friend, whoah, whoa
Tic a tic a toc my golden hen
Come on back, come on back
Tic a tic a toc my golden hen
Come on back, Lord, come on back
Whoa-oh, I beg you please come on back, girl, so

Tic a tic a toc my golden hen
She layin' eggs for the gentlemen
Sometimes nine and sometimes ten, whoa-oh
And whenever she lay she make an alarm
Cotcotcotcot me lay out, me lay out
Lay out whoah, lay out, whoa

Girl, you know that I love you badly
I wouldn't like to end up sadly
Girl, you know that I love you badly
I wouldn't like to end up sadly
Girl come on, girl come on
Don't be a run around, don't be a run around
Please come home

Tic a tic a toc my golden hen
She layin' eggs for the gentlemen
Sometimes nine and sometimes ten, whoa-oh
Whenever she lay she make an alarm, whoa-oh..