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Thread #48703 Message #3637219
Posted By: GUEST,Colin
27-Jun-14 - 06:32 PM
Thread Name: Origins: In Chinaland there lived a great man
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In Chinaland there lived a great man
My mother sang a version of this nonsense song to me as a child in the 1960s :) Obviously it exists in myriad forms. Here is hers:
Chickarackah choochai chang chickolorum Boomtahlorum waddy waddy wah Oko Poko hit him on the iddygo Tiddywa tiddywah sheepeecoo
In old Peking there lived a funny man His name was Chickarackah choochai chang His arms were long but his legs were short Poor Chinese couldn't walk or talk
Chickarackah choochai chang chickolorum Boomtahlorum waddy waddy wah Oko Poko hit him on the iddygo Tiddywa tiddywah sheepeecoo
His parents used to carry him about Upon their back where he could shout Here he comes and there he goes The Chinaman with the big fat nose
Chickarackah choochai chang chickolorum Boomtahlorum waddy waddy wah Oko Poko hit him on the iddygo Tiddywa tiddywah sheepeecoo