Dave Van Ronk
Chicken is Nice
I don't want no wife from Robert's Falls
Don't want no wife from Robert's Falls
The o-only dish she can cook is fried fish
Don't want no wife from Robert's Falls

Chicken is nice, chicken is nice
Chicken is nice
With palm butter and rice

I don't want no wife from Cape Palmas
Don't want no wife from Cape Palmas
If I move around, she'll put me in the ground
I don't want no wife from Cape Palmas

Chicken is nice...

I don't want no wife from Sinoe
Don't want no wife from Sinoe
If I go out at night, she'll challenge me to fight
I don't want no wife from Sinoe

Chicken is nice...

I don't want no wife from Monrovia
Don't want no wife from Monrovia
When my money gets low, to another she'll go
I don't want no wife from Monrovia
Chicken is nice, chicken is nice
Chicken is nice
With palm butter and rice