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Thread #6971 Message #3205528
Posted By: GUEST,Mike B
10-Aug-11 - 02:31 PM
Thread Name: Origins: 'Once in China there lived a great man...
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Once in China there lived a great man...
I'm amazes there are so many versions of this my Father (84 years old) remembers his grandfather reciting this to get him to sleep as a young boy. He recalls that there were many verses and it went on for ages (maybe it just seemed that way). His version is quite different though (excuse the attempt at spelling.
In China there did live a man his name was Ran Tan Tan
His legs were long and his feet were small
and that poor Chinaman couldn't walk at all
i chai chicory kandle doodle wasky....
that's all he recalls and I hoped so much that I could get the full version for him!