<P> The "Chicken Dance", also known as the Birdie Song or the Chicken Song, is an oom - pah song and its associated fad dance is now a contemporary dance throughout the Western world . The song was composed by accordion (Handharmonika) player Werner Thomas from Davos, Switzerland, in the 1950s . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (September 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

When did the chicken dance song come out