Little Red Rooster

Lyrics: Willie Dixon
Music: Willie Dixon

I got a little red rooster
Too lazy to crow the day
I got a little red rooster
Too lazy to crow the day
Keeps everything in the barnyard
Upset in every way

Well if you see my lttle red rooster
Please drive him home
Well if you see my lttle red rooster
Please drive him home
Ain't been no peace in the barnyard
Since my little red rooster's been gone

Well all the dogs begin to bark
And all the hounds begin to howl
Well all the dogs begin to bark
And all the hounds begin to howl
Watch out strange kin people
Little red rooster's on the prowl

Hey there, little red rooster (note 1)
You ain't shit to me
You think you're a stud, boy
Well I doubt, I doubt you'll ever be
While you're away, I'm gonna fuck with your henhouse
I'm just being neighborly

Notes
(1) this is an additional verse, sung by Brent Mydland and I presume written by him (Thanks to Sean Allen for pointing this out)

Grateful Dead Recordings
	Date	Album
	3 Sep 1980	Download Series Vol 7
	29 Oct 1980	Dead Set
	31 Oct 1980	Dead Ahead (video/DVD)
	28 Nov 1980	30 Trips Around The Sun
	30 Nov 1980	Dave's Picks Volume 8
	10 Mar 1981	In And Out Of The Garden
	1 May 1981	Enjoying The Ride
	6 May 1981	Dick's Picks Vol 13
	9 Dec 1981	Dave's Picks Volume 20
	31 Jul 1982	30 Trips Around The Sun
	20 Apr 1984	Dave's Picks Volume 35
	27 Apr 1985	Dave's Picks Vol 49
	1 Nov 1985	Dick's Picks Vol 21
	21 Nov 1985	Enjoying The Ride
	27 Mar 1987	Dave's Picks Volume 36
	16 Sep 1987	Enjoying The Ride
	31 Dec 1987	Ticket To New Year's (video/DVD only)
	27 Mar 1988	Download Series Vol 5
	2 Apr 1989	Download Series Vol 9
	7 Jul 1989	Crimson, White and Indigo (DVD & CD)
	13 Jul 1989	RFK Stadium 1989 Box
	9 Oct 1989	Warlocks Box
	26 Oct 1989	30 Trips Around The Sun
	18 Mar 1990	Spring 1990 (The Other One)
	30 Mar 1990	Spring 1990
	16 Sep 1990	Dick's Picks Vol 9
	16 Jun 1991	Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991 Boxed Set
	3 Oct 1994	Enjoying The Ride
	4 Jul 2015	Fare Thee Well (CD and DVD)

Other Dead-related Recordings
	Date	Album	Recorded By
	2001	Blues Tribute To The Grateful Dead	Various (Guy Davis)

Further Information
For an online discussion of the lyrics to this song see the deadsongs.vue conference on The Well.
For more information on recordings see Matt Schofield's Grateful Dead Family Discography
For online chords and TAB see www.rukind.com
For details of every time played, see Chris Edwards Grateful Sets site