Take Them Roosters,Take'em Fast Now! New
crossroadsmonasteryPosted on January 25, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Lyrics
[Verse 1] Stealin chickens to pay my fines
Down that broken fence line
Gotta be fast, feet hit the red dirt
Pockets itching, hopes hurt
Just a bag, heavy on my left arm
A single cluck, night stays calm
Maybe the moon sees
Maybe the dogs do too
Stone silence soggy, sweat on my brow
One wrong move, caught now
But I got that taste, that thrill for the win
Out the pen, let’s begin
[Chorus] Gotta sneak in to the cock fights
Hush now
Low to the ground, just right
Don’t make a sound, don’t get caught tonight
Gotta sneak in to the cock fights
Hush now
Risking it all for a chance at life
Every step, I’m rolling dice
[Post-Chorus] Take dem roosters (take ‘em fast now)
Take dem roosters (don’t look back now)
[Verse 2] Chilly wind, chasing time and trouble
Flash a grin, slip inside that bubble
Maybe I hide, maybe I stay unseen
Maybe whispers dart across the green
Tightrope walking fences, I’m a shadow blending
Cash in the corner, luck never ending
One word and the deal goes broke
One squawk and the plan is smoked
I keep on crawling, night’s my friend
Pennies for my pain, chase till the end
[Chorus] Gotta sneak in to the cock fights
Hush now
Low to the ground, just right
Don’t make a sound, don’t get caught tonight
Gotta sneak in to the cock fights
Hush now
Risking it all for a chance at life
Every step, I’m rolling dice
[Post-Chorus] Take dem roosters (take ‘em fast now)
Take dem roosters (don’t look back now)
[Bridge] Maybe the fines fade in the morning sun
Maybe I run, maybe I don’t run
A bag of feathers, freedom’s price
Just another night, rolling dice
I stay low, lost in the grass
One short call, let it pass
[Chorus] Gotta sneak in to the cock fights
Hush now
Low to the ground, just right
Don’t make a sound, don’t get caught tonight
Gotta sneak in to the cock fights
Hush now
Risking it all for a chance at life
Every step, I’m rolling dice
[Post-Chorus] Take dem roosters (take ‘em fast now)
Take dem roosters (don’t look back now)
[Verse 3] Stealin chickens, pockets running thin
Up in the holler where the real fights begin
Top of the mountains where trees grow tall
Stole these birds to pay my trouble with the law
I do what I gotta, slipping through pines
Duck from new warrants, these court-assigned fines
Moonshiners, methheads, up all night
Shotguns click, hounds bay at anything in sight
Ain't no cops, just me and the dark
If I hear a footstep I’m gone from the yard
Crooked landowner, loaded, grinning sly
Hillbilly bossman—time for him to die
He rigged the bets, fed my rooster something foul
Took my winnings, watching me scowl
Everyone’s cheating—cockfights are rigged
So I take what's mine, dip while they dig
[Chorus] Gotta sneak in to the cock fights
Hush now
Low to the ground, just right
Don’t make a sound, don’t get caught tonight
Gotta sneak in to the cock fights
Hush now
Risking it all for a chance at life
Every step, I’m rolling dice
[Post-Chorus] Take dem roosters (take ‘em fast now)
Take dem roosters (don’t look back now)