Ai n't Nobody here but us chickens - wikipedia Ai n't Nobody here but us chickens `` Ai n't Nobody Here but Us Chickens '' Single by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five B - side `` Let the Good Times Roll '' Released 1946 ( 1946 ) Recorded June 26, 1946 Genre Jump blues Length 3 : 02 Label Decca Songwriter ( s ) Joan Whitney Kramer, Alex Kramer `` Ai n't Nobody Here but Us Chickens '' is a jump blues song, written by Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney. Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five recorded the song on June 26, 1946 and Decca Records released it on a 78 rpm record. The single debuted on Billboard magazine 's Rhythm and Blues Records Chart on December 14, 1946. It reached number one and remained at the top position for seventeen weeks, longer than any other Jordan single. It also reached number six on the broader Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The B - side, `` Let the Good Times Roll, '' peaked at number two on the R&B chart. Jordan 's hit song popularized the expression `` Nobody here but us chickens '', but the phrase is older. Its first known appearance was a joke published as a reader - submitted anecdote in Everybody 's Magazine in 1908 regarding a chicken thief, formulated as, `` ' Deed, sah, dey ai n't nobody hyah ' ceptin ' us chickens. '' References ^ Jump up to : Dexter Jr., Dave ( 1975 ). The Best of Louis Jordan ( Album notes ). Louis Jordan. Universal City, California : MCA Records. p. 5. MCAD - 4079 ( CD reissue ). ^ Jump up to : Whitburn, Joel ( 1988 ). Top R&B Singles 1942 -- 1988. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin : Record Research. pp. 229 -- 230. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 068 - 7. Jump up ^ Quinion, Michael ( March 15, 2014 ). `` Wordface ''. World Wide Words. Retrieved March 15, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree ''. Everybody 's Magazine. Vol. 19. July 1908. p. 717. Louis Jordan Singles `` I 'll Never Be Free '' `` Barnacle Bill the Sailor '' `` Keep a-Knockin ' '' `` Honeysuckle Rose '' `` I 'm Alabama Bound '' `` Is You Is or Is You Ai n't My Baby '' `` Caldonia '' `` Stone Cold Dead in the Market ( He Had It Coming ) '' `` Choo Choo Ch'Boogie '' `` Ai n't That Just Like a Woman ( They 'll Do It Every Time ) '' `` Ai n't Nobody Here but Us Chickens '' `` Let the Good Times Roll `` Open the Door, Richard '' `` Early in the Mornin ' '' `` Beans and Corn Bread '' `` Saturday Night Fish Fry '' `` School Days '' `` Ai n't Nobody 's Business but My Own '' `` Tear Drops from My Eyes '' `` I Ca n't Give You Anything but Love, Baby '' `` How Blue Can You Get '' `` Junco Partner '' `` Nobody Knows You When You 're Down and Out '' `` Perdido '' `` Whatever Lola Wants ( Lola Gets ) '' Related Discography Tympany Five Jump blues Rhythm and blues Origins of Rock and Roll Five Guys Named Moe Let the Good Times Roll Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ain%27t_Nobody_Here_but_Us_Chickens&oldid=856486425 '' Categories : 1946 songs Decca Records singles Louis Jordan songs Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles Songs written by Alex Kramer Songs written by Joan Whitney ( songwriter ) Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk About Wikipedia Norsk Edit links This page was last edited on 25 August 2018, at 15 : 40 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote ain't nobody here but us chickens
Answer: Alex Kramer