Dottie. My father sang the song this way back in the early '40's.

There lived in China a very small man,
whose name was chigery chi go ran.
His legs were short and his feet were small.
He could not walk at all.
O chigery chi go ray,
Diddly de come happy may
Soloman twist the candy oh
Gallopin wallapin Chinee oh.,