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"Madsen
has tempered zaniness with a keen-eyed awareness that goes straight to the
heart of childhood"
Los Angeles Times
Never Too Silly
When the opening words to this song came to me
- "Old Mr. Mackle
Hackle Had a Hen that Wouldn't Cackle" - they seemed too silly. It
was with some embarrassment that I shared the words with my songwriting
partners. "Just Silly Enough!" was their response, and they encouraged
me to take it further, and helped write some of my favorite lines, including "Jokes
that make her yuk and yak'll help your chicken find her missing cackle." Isn't
that just a sublime rhyme for cackle?!
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Old Mr. Mackle Hackle had a hen that wouldn't
cackle
Oh no, oh no
He took the hen to Dr. Boyce, the doctor said "She's lost her voice!"
Oh no, oh no
The doctor said a brand new beak would fix her up so she could squeak
but
Oh no, oh no
Mr. Mackle Hackle said "Chickens can't squeak they gotta cackle!"
He took the hen to Mabel Mack to try to get her cackle back but
Oh no, oh no
Then Mabel Mack brought out a sack and found the hen a little snack
Oh no, oh no
The chicken gobbled up the snack, turned it's back and gave a quack
Oh no, oh no
Mr. Mackle Hackle said "Chickens can't quack they gotta cackle!"
Chickens can't squeak, they gotta cackle
Chickens can't quack, they gotta cackle
Please help Mr. Mackle Hackle fix his chicken's broken cackle
Squeak, squeak, quack, quack, try it again
"Squeak, squeak, quack, quack"
Poor old Mr. Mackle Hackle's problems seemed too big to tackle
Oh no, oh no
Mr. Mackle Hackle bought a book on how to make his chicken cackle
Oh no, oh no
He read the book from A to Z, the chicken said "Please let me be!"
Oh no, oh no
Mr. Mackle Hackle said "Chickens can't talk, they gotta cackle!"
Chickens can't squeak, they gotta cackle
Chickens can't quack, they gotta cackle
Chickens can't talk, they gotta cackle
Please help Mr. Mackle Hackle fix his chicken's broken cackle
Squeak, squeak, quack, talk, try it again
"Squeak, squeak, quack, Hello"
Old Mr. Mackle Hackle had a hen that wouldn't cackle
Oh no, oh no
If you want your hen to cackle, listen Mr. Mackle Hackle
Here's how, oh yeah
Just tell your hen some chicken jokes, it usually works on feathery folks
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Jokes that make her yuk and yak'll help your chicken find her missing
cackle
© 1985 G. Madsen, R. Young,
R. Greene All rights reserved.
Used by permission. Best of Breed Music ASCAP
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