From the recording Soul Burnin'
All songs by Jennifer Milligan & Pascal Fouquet
Credits:
Jennifer "Lil" Red" Milligan - vocals / washboard
Pascal Fouquet - guitar baritone guitar / banjo guitar
Denis Agenet - drums
Abdel B. Bop Bouvousli - upright bass
Ricky Nyc - piano, Wurlitzer organ
Dave Specter guitar (tracks 3, 4, 5)
Shaun Booker - vocals / tambourine (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 9)
Caroline Rau - vocals (tracks 2, 6. 7)
Jeff Morrow -vocals (tracks 2, 6, 7, 9)
Produced by Dave Specter
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Blaise Barton @ JoyRide Studio
Additional engineering by Brandon Pope
Assist. Engineer Courtney Castillo
Vocal arrangements structured by Lil Rod and improvised by vocalists
Design by Megan Emish
℗ © 2017 Lil’ Red Records
Lyrics
Chicken Scratch lyrics by Jennifer Milligan
Howlin’ Wolf was howlin’ from an old beat up car
When I saw a French rooster scratchin’ on his guitar.
He said, “Hey Lil’ Red, I’m gonna show you a star.”
He said, “Hey Lil’ Red”, come and sit with me.
They tell me that you come from across the sea.
And I sure would be delighted if you’d scratched with me.”
And we scratch. Scratch scratch.
Yea, we scratch. Do the Chicken Scratch.
Cause when the itch is overwhelming baby, well ya gotta scratch.
This little French rooster wrapped me up in his smile
As he whispered through his amp Oh all set to beguile.
He said, “I’ll show ya how to scratch chicken style.”
He said, “Hey Lil’ Red, I’m ready to go!
I got an itch in my tail feather and I’m ready to crow!”
I hear they play the Blues in Columbus, Ohio.”
Let’s go and scratch. Scratch scratch.
Time to scratch. Do the Chicken Scratch.
Cause when the itch is overwhelming baby, well ya gotta scratch.
When the itch is overwhelming baby, you gotta scratch.
When the itch is overwhelming baby, well ya gotta scratch.
And when the itch is overwhelming baby, ya gotta scratch.