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Thread #174048   Message #4221482
Posted By: Jack Horntip
22-Apr-25 - 08:58 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Spanish Guitar (Ring Ching Ching)
Subject: RE: Origins: Spanish Guitar (Ring Ching Ching)
CHING CHING A-LING

When I was a student at Casey,
I played on my Spanish guitar,
It was there that I met a young lady,
And soon I became popular.

Ching Ching a-Ling, Ching Ching A-Ling Fa-la-la-lee.
Sweet were the words that she sang unto me,
Ching Ching a-ling, Ching Ching-A-Ling Fa-la-la-lee. |
I played on my Spanish guitar.

1930s. Forester's Songbook [undated (1930s)]
Internal references to the CCC and Iowa State University.


See here: https://archive.org/details/1930s-foresters-songbook-ccc-and-iowa-state-university