Well, here is the version of "There was a man from Chinatown" that my mother used to sing to me and I, of course, sang and taught to my son and daughter. I've only seen one other version on this thread that talks about "rolling him down like a Beecham pill. Here goes.... THERE WAS A MAN FROM CHINATOWN There was a man from Chinatown His name was Chickeracka Choo Chin Chow His legs were short and his feet were small And the poor little fellow couldn’t walk at all (Chorus) Chickeracka Choo Chin china conora Con de nora iddy widdy wee Oko poko hit ‘im on the boko Iddy pie iddy pie im pim pim And when his servants carried him about They carried him about with a merry go shout And when they got to the top of the hill They rolled him down like a Beechams pill (Chorus) Chickeracka Choo Chin china conora Con de nora iddy widdy wee Oko poko hit ‘im on the boko Iddy pie iddy pie.... im.... pim.... pim
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