DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN (Rufus Thomas) Rufus Thomas - 1970 Y'all come on in now Come right on down front I got something I want to show you Now y'all heard of the Popcorn Y'all heard of the Dog You heard about all your other dances But now there's a brand new dance That's going around I want to show you exactly what I'm talking about I'm talking about the funky chicken, y'all ready? You raise the left arm up and your right arm too Let me tell you just what to do Start both of 'em to flapping You start your feet to kicking That's when you know You doin' the funky chicken You put both arms up across your face You knees start wiggling all over the place You flap your arms and your feet start kicking Then you know you doin' the funky chicken Oh, I'm feeling it now I feel so unnecessary This is the kind This is the kind of stuff To make you feel like you Want to do something nasty Like waste some chicken gravy On your white shirt Right down front here we go y'all You work both arms and you work both feet Use a dab of gravy, you right on the beat You flap your arms And your feet start kicking Then you know you doin' the funky chicken