Chicken Bill Lyrics - Come Cry With Me - Daniel Romano

Well I was born in a small border town 

And I left home at a young age and headed on down 

And I started walking 

Following a white line 

I was on the side of a wild rush end freeway 

With one pair of clothes and nothing else to my name 

When a lorry would pass I would pick myself up with 

A new coat of grit and a fresh layer of dust 

I was dirty, fully covered 

And just when the dirt started stinging my eyes 

And I couldn't decide the ground from the sky 

A man pulled over and offered a ride 

So I took it, I ran right over 

And I got in his truck and sat perfectly still 

And he said 'I just gotta stop off at the mill' 

I said 'You can take me wherever you will' 

And I asked him 'What do they call you?' 

And he answered 'Chicken Bill, they call me Chicken Bill' 

Well, on account of the dirt he thought I was a man 

And he reached out his mint and he shook my filthy hand 

He said 'Boy, I got me a farm 'round the bend 

And I could sure use the help if you got time to land, 

Catching chickens, chopping their head off, locking them up' 

All right, run around 

So I worked for old Bill and his beautiful wife 

Who would cook up a chicken for us every night 

And just when I thought everything was alright 

He sat me down, he said 'I'm skipping town, 

Going ...around' 

And I said 'How could you live such a woman behind?' 

Then the look on his face helped me open my eyes 

And for the first time I saw Chicken Bill's other side 

He sat down beside me, all nervous and shy 

And he told me the real story of Chicken Bill