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Thread #6971   Message #2313157
Posted By: GUEST,Emily
11-Apr-08 - 02:32 PM
Thread Name: Origins: 'Once in China there lived a great man...
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Once in China there lived a great ma
My grandfather used to sing this song to me and my brother. The stanza we remember is:

In china lived a china man
his name was ring a ling chan chan chan
he worked his fingers to the bone
wasn't he a curious soul
oooooo
Chingaling Chango Rango Ray
Fiddle-dee-dee and a happy day!
cure my fist with a calapee pole
calapee wallopee chinie ohhh...