A Bobby Joe and Betty got a real nice farm A Everybody knows that they work real hard D Bobby Joe sweating in the noonday sun A Betty right beside him until the work's all done E But every now and then they get a strong desire D To crawl up in the hay and set the barn on fire [Chorus] A Now the hay needs hauling, the hogs needs slop D The corn needs cutting but the tractor's stopped A They climbing up the ladder, clear to the loft D Shucking those dirty old work clothes off A Singing brown chicken, brown cow (Ain't nobody watching but the) A Brown chicken, brown cow, yeah [Verse 2] A Black crow sitting on a weather-vane A He can see them coming from a mile away D Yeah, he's caw-caw-cawing out a loud alarm A Hey y'all, Bobby Joe and Betty heading for the barn E Now the chicken ain't pecking and the cow won't eat D They're fighting each other for a front row seat [Chorus] A Now the hay needs hauling, the hogs needs slop D The corn needs cutting but the tractor's stopped A They climbing up the ladder, clear to the loft D Shucking those dirty old work clothes off A Singing brown chicken, brown cow (Ain't nobody watching but the) A Brown chicken, brown cow, yeah A Now the hay needs hauling, the hogs needs slop D The corn needs cutting but the tractor's stopped A They climbing up the ladder, clear to the loft D Shucking those dirty old work clothes off A Singing brown chicken, brown cow (Ain't nobody watching but the) A Brown chicken, brown cow (Ain't nobody watching) [Outro] A Brown chicken, brown cow (Ain't nobody watching but) A Brown chicken, brown cow