way down in alabama i m shoutin bamalama way down in louisiana well well well nobody gonna set him down lord have mercy on my soul how many chickens have i stole one last night and the night before i m going back and try to get 10 11 more startin to get em and i i love a chicken baby way down in alabama well well well nobody s gonna set him down 9 feet 10 feet goin t ward the hill 9 feet 7 on on a 10 feet kill 10 feet turn around on a 9 feet fence his teeth fell out but his tongue stayed in it s gettin to sayin somethin he s gettin scared baby way down in alabama well well well nobody gonna set him down leo demarket rode a line one day a bad little fella comin down the way we were talkin bout the family its a cryin shame he tell ya mother is workin on the chain gang she bustin his bricks now she workin hard baby way down in alabama well well well nobody gonna set him down the preacher and the deacon were prayin one day along come a bear comin down that way the preacher told the deacon to say a prayer he said lord a prayer won t kill this bear we gotta run for it we gotta make it baby way down in alabama well well well nobody s gonna set him down shout bamalama way down in alabama it s close to louisiana well well well nobody s gonna set him down we gonna shout it we gonna shake it