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Thread #48703 Message #2980181
Posted By: GUEST,Vivian
04-Sep-10 - 11:24 PM
Thread Name: Origins: In Chinaland there lived a great man
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In Chinaland there lived a great man
This is my mother's version from Knoxville, TN. She sang to me back in 1950. Forgive the spelling.
In China there once lived a man
Whose name was Iko Chicory Chan
Rudamee Cutty Dusty-o
Willabee Wallabee Chiney-o
Iko Chiko Chicory Chan
Iko Chiko Chinaman
Rudamee Cutty Dusty-o
Willabee Wallabee Chiney-o
One day the Chinaman did die
And in his coffin he did lie
They carried him over to Japan
And that was the end of the Chinaman