Company's Comin' by John Mullins "I was born and raised in a log house deep in the Ozark hills of southwest Missouri. When we saw someone coming up the road, which was not often, we knew they had to be coming to our house. I remember as a small boy how excited we were when we spotted company coming up this road. The idea came to me while I was driving a truck up a long hill years later. It reminded me of home. Many thrills of satisfaction have come to me when I would listen to some big name like Danny Kaye open his show with my song, but I think the biggest thrill of all came in a small Kansas town, when I was a stranger walking down a board sidewalk and almost got run over by a small boy on a tricycle singing to the top of his lungs: 'Company's comin', run a get the chicken; change your apron, run and get the chicken.' Not exactly how I wrote the lyrics, but I knew it had to be my song." —John Mullins Company's Comin' Oh mama I'm excited I'm almost out of breath What I saw the light that made me run myself to death I was on the mountain side when I looked down below And glory be I thought I'd better come and let you know. We got company comin' company comin' we got company comin' up the road They're down the road about a mile they'll be here in a little while There's company comin' up the road. Well Granny change your apron and Willie shine your shoes Sally put your new dress on we got no time to lose I'll go find a welcome mat and spread it out with cheer I don't know yet just who they are can't pick 'em out from here. But we got company comin' company comin' we got company comin' up the road They're comin' up the mountain side Susie don't you run and hide There's company comin' up the road. We'll run out to the henhouse and wring a neck or two We'll have chicken and dumplings and some yellow gravy too Grandpa get your fiddle down they might want a tune Everybody hurry cause them folks will be here soon. We got company comin' company comin' we got company comin' up the road Let them all shout out aloud they'll be here in a minute now There's company comin' down the road. Oh we got company comin' company comin' we got company comin' up the road Let them all shout out aloud they'll be here in a minute now There's company comin' down the road. Buy the song Company's Comin'