My grandmother sang
In chinatown there lived a little man
his name was CHing-a Lin-CHing-a Lin- Chan
His legs were short and his feet were small
This little man could hardly walk at all

CHing-a Lin- CHing-a Lin-CHing-a Lin- Chan
Hi-O Hio_ ragedy man
Two-O Dicso Cordeo
A gallopin a wallopin a Chineo

Mrs. Skyway up above, she had money
Hey had love
To her window he would go
A playin a tune on his little banjo

CHing-a Lin- CHing-a Lin-CHing-a Lin- Chan
Hi-O Hio_ ragedy man
Two-O Dicso Cordeo
A gallopin a wallopin a Chineo

Mrs. Highway/Skyway up above
raised her washboard high above
let it fall on Ching-a-lin-Chan
That was the end of the Chinaman

CHing-a Lin- CHing-a Lin-CHing-a Lin- Chan
Hi-O Hio_ ragedy man
Two-O Dicso Cordeo
A gallopin a wallopin a Chineo