[Verse 1]
I saw him at the table
Paper plate and bones
He kept his head down low
Like he had nowhere else to go
[Pre-Chorus]
And I said, hmm
That smile ain't free
If the meal looks wrong
Then something's wrong with me
[Chorus]
Poor man eating chicken
Poor man eating chicken
Either he got sick
Or that bird got sick
Poor man eating chicken
Poor man eating chicken
One of us ain't right
And I know which is which
[Verse 2]
Mama raised her eyebrows
Uncle let out a laugh
The skin looked a little pale
The kind you don't ask for half
[Pre-Chorus]
And I said, hmm
Hold up, wait
If it looks too strange
Then it came too late
[Chorus]
Poor man eating chicken
Poor man eating chicken
Either he got sick
Or that bird got sick
Poor man eating chicken
Poor man eating chicken
One of us ain't right
And I know which is which
[Bridge]
Now the room got quiet
Forks hung in the air
Every plate on that table
Started talking back in there
[Chorus]
Poor man eating chicken
Poor man eating chicken
Either he got sick
Or that bird got sick
Poor man eating chicken
Poor man eating chicken
One of us ain't right
And I know which is which