I had a little red rooster Too lazy to crow for days I had a little red rooster Too lazy to crow for days He kept everything in the barnyard Either sitting or ready to lay You know the dogs begin to bark, and the The hounds, they begin to howl You know the dogs they begin to bark and the The hounds, they begin to howl You know my little red rooster's gone Lord, the little red rooster's on the prowl ♪ Now if you see my little red rooster Somebody, please drive him home Now if you see my little red rooster Somebody, please run him home There ain't been no peace in the barnyard Since my little red rooster's been gone