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Thread #95511   Message #1858661
Posted By: GUEST,Bob Coltman
14-Oct-06 - 10:13 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req/Add: Hagalena Magalena
Subject: RE: Req/ADD: Hagalena Magalena
Amba's and my version, put together from several sources:

MAGGALENA HAGGALENA

Cho: Maggalena Haggalena, Ookataka Wakataka,
         Oka Loka Poka was her name.

She had two hairs in the middle of her head,
One was alive and the other was dead,

She had two eyes in the front of her head,
One was green and the other was red,

She had two holes in the end of her nose,
One was open and the other was closed,

She had two cheeks in the sides of her face,
One blew bubbles and the other blew paste,

She had two teeth in the middle of her mouth,
One pointed north and the other pointed south,

She had two hands at the ends of her arms,
One rang bells and the other rang charms.

She had two knees in the middle of her legs,
One liked bacon and the other liked eggs,

She had two feet size forty-four and a half,
One took a shower, the other took a bath,

She had two kids just the other day,
They took one look at her and ran away,

(Sung s-l-o-w-l-y)
A ten ton truck hit poor Maggalena,
(Sung quickly, chipper)
The driver had to buy a new machine-a,

The hips and knees verses are good stuff and new to us! It's also known as "Catalina Maddelina" and other versions of the name. The fourth "cheeks" verse is Amba's, the rest is traditional. Amba is also guilty of another verse but usually forbears:

She had two boobs in the middle of her chest,
One pointed east, the other pointed west,

By the way, NH Dave, the song you refer to is "Eddie Koochie Catchinary", goes like this:

Eddie Koochie Catchinary
Toesinary Toesinary
Sammy Gammy Wacky Brown
Fell into the well, feel into the well,
Fell into the deep dark well.

Susie Jones was milkin' in the barn,
Saw him fall, and ran inside to tell her mom that

Eddie, etc.

It has four verses and he drowns at the end. I never knew of any pop group version of it, Kingstons or otherwise, but it's pretty well known among singers of silly songs at camps and elsewhere.

Bob