How Funky Is Your Chicken

(The Corporation)

Lead vocals : Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Jackie Jackson
Background vocals : The Jackson 5

Arranged by The Corporation
Produced by The Corporation

Recorded at the Motown Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California.

Versions

Album Version (from "Third Album")

2:40

No US single released.
# 1 in Sweden, # 10 in Norway, # 31 in Holland.

Collection

How Funky Is Your Chicken / Sixteen Candles
7" single, 1971
4 E 006 92 813
Sweden

How Funky Is Your Chicken / Sixteen Candles
7" single, 1971
5 C 006 92 813
Holland

How Funky Is Your Chicken / Sixteen Candles
7" single, 1971
2 C 006 92 813
France

Lyrics / Paroles

SHOW ME HOW FUNKY
IS YOUR CHICKEN NOW (CAN YOU DO IT, CAN YOU DO IT, CAN YOU DO IT)
LET ME SEE YOU GET AWAY, GET AWAY
WHEN THE BAND STARTS KICKIN' NOW
SHOW ME HOW FUNKY
IS YOUR CHICKEN NOW (CAN YOU DO IT, CAN YOU DO IT, CAN YOU DO IT)
LET ME SEE YOU GET AWAY, GET AWAY
WHEN THE BAND STARTS KICKIN' NOWOH, IF YOU CAN DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN BETTER THAN I CAN
I DON'T MIND GIVIN' IN TO THE BADDEST MAN (TO THE BADDEST MAN)
OOH, BUT I SAID I(I SAID I) LIKE COMPETITION (LIKE COMPETITION)
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH CAUSE A LITTLE COMPETITION NOW KEEPS ME CONDITION NOW
OH, OH, OH SO YOU BETTER COME ON (COME ON)COME ON (COME ON)
SO GET YOURSELF IN THE GROOVE AND GET READY TO MOVE, COME ONCHORUSYOU'VE BEEN SPREADIN' RUMORS
YOU'RE THE BADDEST ON TWO FEET
LET ME TELL YOU BUDDY
I'M READY TO COMPETEWE'RE GONNA HAVE A SHOWDOWN
I'M READY, HOW 'BOUT YOU
OH, WE'RE GONNA DANCE TIL THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
OR 'TIL THE SUN COME SHININ' THROUGH
COME ON (COME ON) COME ON (COME ON) COME ON YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
PUT YOURSELF IN THE GROOVE AND GET READY TO MOVE, COME ONWE'RE GONNA HAVE A SHOWDOWN
GONNA GET THE LOW DOWN YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
SHOWDOWN
YOU OUGHT TO BE AROUND

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