Story Behind The Song
Wrote this to put what seemed like the end of the world into perspective.
Song Description
"Don't count your chickens before they're hatched."
| Song Length |
2:49 |
Genre |
Blues - Rock, Blues - General |
| Tempo |
Tempo Undefined |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Charming, Disturbed |
Subject |
Regret, Lost Love |
| Similar Artists |
Bo Diddley, The Who |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1960 - 1969 |
| |
Lyrics
ALL MY EGGS
Words & Music By
Ted Myers
1. I PUT ALL MY EGGS IN ONE BASKET
AND THAT BASKET WAS YOU
I PUT ALL O' MY HOPES
ALL O' MY DREAMS
ALL MY HAPPINESS TOO
2. WHEN THE BOTTOM DROPPED OUT OF THAT BASKET
IT LEFT ME WITH NOTHIN' AT ALL
NOW I CAN SEE WHAT A FOOL I HAD TO BE
TO SET MYSELF UP FOR THAT FALL
CHORUS:
HEY NOW (RUN AROUND, RUN AROUND)
HEY NOW (RUN AROUND, RUN AROUND)
HEY NOW, AND TRY TO KEEP IT TOGETHER
3. I COUNTED MY CHICKENS BEFORE THEY WERE HATCHED
THEY ALL TURNED TO BE CROWS
THEY ATE ALL THE CORN
AND THEN THEY FLEW AWAY
I GUESS THAT'S THE WAY THE STORY GOES
REPEAT CHO.
BRIDGE:
HUMPTY DUMMY HE SAT ON A WALL
HUMPTY DUMMY HE HAD A GREAT FALL
ALL THE KING'S WOMEN
ALL THE KING'S MEN
COULDN'T PUT THAT DUMMY BACK TOGETHER AGAIN
REPEAT CHO., INSTRUMENTAL, FIRST VERSE