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Thread #6971 Message #2891366
Posted By: GUEST
21-Apr-10 - 11:17 AM
Thread Name: Origins: 'Once in China there lived a great man...
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Once in China there lived a great man...
My grandmother used to sing this to me as a child. She died in 2007 aged 82. I can't remember exactly all the words
In China once there lived a man
His name was Chic-a-balla chu chan chan
His legs were long and his feet were small
The China man couldn't walk at all
Chic a bala chu chan
chan chic-a-lorum
Chuc chic-a-lorum quack quack quack
Oco oco e dilli ottapo
Hitterpi hitterpi see him go
His servants used to carry him about
and on his back the boys used shout
here he comes and here he goes
the china man with the bumpy nose
Chic a bala chu chan
chan chic-a-lorum
Chuc chic-a-lorum quack quack quack
Oco oco e dilli ottapo
Hitterpi hitterpi see him go
Im singing it to my daughter now!
Sarah, Ireland