I am looking for the lyrics of an old Guy Lombardo song:
"I Ain't Gonna Take It Settin' Down" (The Chicken Song) Any suggestions

Well, it doesn't seem to be on the Internet anywhere for free. I did,
however, find somewhere you can buy the Sheet Music. One presumes the
lyrics can be found on them.

A to G Music ( http://a2g.safeshopper.com/ )
CHICKEN SONG, THE (I AIN`T GONNA TAKE IT SITTIN' DOWN) Price $1.50
http://a2g.safeshopper.com/18/440.htm?580

If you are near Indiana State University, they have a copy.. Here is
their excerpt.

Title: The chicken song (I ain't gonna take it settin' down).
First Line: Cockadoodledoo, bless our old hen, she lays eggs the best
she can
Chorus: Our old red hen was on her nest, she tried to sleep, but
couldn't rest
Music by: Shand, Terry, and Bob Merrill.
Words by: Shand, Terry, and Bob Merrill.
P/P/D: New York : Leeds Music Corporation, c1951.
Location: SPC, KIRK SHEET 1950-1968

http://odin.indstate.edu/level1.dir/cml/rbsc/kirk/sm1950.html

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Great timing, and it was exactly what Iwanted.   crblan

I knew I saved my old 78 rpm records for a reason. :-)

Transcribed on the fly, one over easy...

THE CHICKEN SONG 

Cock-a-doodle-doo, bless our old hen 
She lays eggs the best she can
Sometimes nine and sometimes ten
Cock-a-doodle-doo, bless our old hen 

Our old red hen was on her nest
She tried to sleep, but couldn't rest
The rooster came home baggy-eyed
And our old hen stood up and cried

I ain't gonna take it settin' down
I ain't gonna take it settin' down
While I'm here hatchin' white and brown
You're out scratchin' 'round the town
And I ain't gonna take it settin' down

She said, don't say you've been alone
To make my feathers in your comb
If you don't have an alibi
You're gonna see some feathers fly

I've heard it said while on the loose
You made the spots with Clara Goose
From all reports of how it looked
You tell that goose, her goose is cooked

I ain't gonna take it settin' down
I ain't gonna take it settin' down
While I'm here hatchin' white and brown
You're out scratchin' 'round the town
And I ain't gonna take it settin' down

She said, if I weren't such a stupe
I'd have a big white chicken coop
Why, everything I own's in hock
I should've wed that Plymouth Rock

You know, one night while you were out
I met a movie talent scout 
He loves my walk, he loves my cluck
He's starring me with Donald Duck

I ain't gonna take it settin' down
I ain't gonna take it settin' down
While I'm here hatchin' white and brown
You're out scratchin' 'round the town
And I ain't gonna take it settin' down

You roosters out there, don't you laugh
You just can't fool your better half
You mark my words, you'll see the day
When your old hen will up and say

I ain't gonna take it settin' down
I ain't gonna take it settin' down
You needn't hang around to plead
Stop handin' me that chickenfeed
I ain't gonna take it settin' down

Cock-a-doodle-doo, bless our old hen.

Pinkfreud-ga, Thank you for the answer I have been looking for.  It
brings back many good memories of my early teens, and I hope that it
will bring a smile or laugh to my Alzheimer patients (I am a
volunteer, not care giver) this afternoon. They seem to react so well
to music.
charles, the senile senior