Chicken Poop

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For Earth Day 2006, musicians in the Illinois River Basin converged on Kooter Brown's Music Tavern to play 3 days and nights of live music for STIR.  One day, while driving, a song came to Dennis Tibbits.  He pulled over and wrote down the lyrics that poured forth, and "Chicken Poop" made its debut at the Earth Day Weekend Jam and Motorcycle Rally. 

In fact, the audience requested it several times over the weekend, and the song gained a life of its own.  Here's Eddie Glenn, who bounded onstage to add a squawking backup that had the audience roaring with delight!

No wait...  This is a pic of Granny Sowers, raising money for STIR.  But trust me, Eddie and Rickey Ray were up there just doin' their magic!

After Earth Day, Rickey Ray of Ray Ranch Recording Studio brought together a great group of talented local musicians who named themselves The Foul Pluckers, and began recording "Chicken Poop" over a series of sessions.  It was gruelling and meticulous, and all of that perfection has resulted in the lively tune!  Listen to it online at the top of this page.

Lyrics

Chicken Poop

by Dennis Tibbits (04-17-2006)

Chicken poop, chicken poop, chicken, chicken,

Chicken poop, chicken poop, chicken, chicken,

(Repeat 2x with chicken squawking in harmony)

Many years ago, when I was a boy,

We had clean lakes and rivers that we could enjoy,

But now those very waters that were so pristine,

Have started smelling funny and turning green,

As if we couldn't tell,

What's causing that smell... It's all the--

Chicken poop, chicken poop, chicken, chicken,

Chicken poop, chicken poop, chicken, chicken, (repeat)

Big chicken companies are controlling the farms,

The local producers are meaning no harm,

But millions of chickens are raised in haste,

And that many chickens make a lot of waste,

And they think no one knows,

Where the runoff goes... From all the--

Chicken poop, chicken poop, chicken, chicken,

Chicken poop, chicken poop, chicken, chicken, (repeat)

Every time it rains, the poop flows on down,

To the river basin and into the ground,

Raising phosphorus levels, causing algae to grow,

And taking the "O" out of our H2O,

And while Arkansas's making dough,

Oklahoma's saying "NO"... To all their--

Chicken poop, chicken poop, chicken, chicken,

Chicken poop, chicken poop, chicken, chicken, (repeat)

The chicken folks are claiming that they have the right,

And they're not gonna give up without a fight,

But we are determined to preserve our waters,

For the benefit of our own sons and daughters, So we'll do what it takes,

To save our rivers and lakes... From all the--

Chicken poop, chicken poop, I'm fed up with the...

Chicken poop, chicken poop, Are you fed up with the...

(Repeat 2x with chicken squawking)

And if you do concur,

We ask you to join STIR... And fight the--CHICKEN POOP!