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16 Mar 99 - 09:58 PM (#63601) Subject: king of the cannibals From: ter Looking for lyrics to King of the cannibal islands..Hokey Pokey Winky wum...etc....Dad used to sing it but he only knew two verses...are there more? |
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16 Mar 99 - 11:03 PM (#63618) Subject: RE: king of the cannibals From: Craig ter, Go to the box in the upper right corner. Type if the word cannibals. You will see three songs listed. Check out the one that says The Darwinian Theory. See if that is it. Craig |
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16 Mar 99 - 11:20 PM (#63621) Subject: RE: king of the cannibals From: ter That's not it...I'm still looking. |
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17 Mar 99 - 01:21 AM (#63651) Subject: RE: king of the cannibals From: Bob Bolton G'day ter, I seem to remenber submitting a full version of this in a thread some time last year - you could try "Refresh Thread" - 365 (or start with 90) days and "cannibal" in the filter. Regards Bob Bolton |
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17 Mar 99 - 06:37 PM (#63848) Subject: RE: king of the cannibals From: ter Thanks but still no help... It starts:
I happened, boys, to make my way
We had oyster pudding with monkey sauce
But that's all I know... |
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17 Mar 99 - 08:20 PM (#63881) Subject: RE: king of the cannibals From: Joe Offer Click here for another Cannibal thread. I think it mentions your song, Ter, but doesn't give the whole thing. Maybe it'll help, though. -Joe Offer- |
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17 Mar 99 - 10:30 PM (#63906) Subject: RE: king of the cannibals From: thanks but I'm still looking..does anyone know which book I might find this in? Bob Boulton said he did in Aug last year... but he didn't give a book name.. Thanks again Ter |
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18 Mar 99 - 10:53 PM (#64167) Subject: RE: king of the cannibals From: sail The one I learned was:
The cannibal king with the big nose ring
Ah ump (kiss sound, twice)
The years went by like one, two, three
... the years went by like 2, 3,4 |
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18 Mar 99 - 10:57 PM (#64169) Subject: RE: king of the cannibals From: catspaw49 Could you be looking for "Wabash Cannibal" ??????? catspaw |
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18 Mar 99 - 11:24 PM (#64172) Subject: RE: king of the cannibals From: reggie miles That's it! I knew I heard of this song before. I wasn't sure with those first few replies. The Wabash can-nibble. Thanks catspaw. You silly goose. I got a good giggle out of that one. Reggie |
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19 Mar 99 - 12:39 AM (#64181) Subject: RE: king of the cannibals From: Night Owl sail...Thanks for posting those verses! I don't know if your words are what ter was looking for, but I learned the same song and since first reading this thread could only get as far as "Cannibal king with the big nose ring". |
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19 Mar 99 - 12:31 PM (#64283) Subject: RE: king of the cannibals From: Jerry Friedman I just refreshed a thread, unfortunately called "Lyrics and music for...", that gives complete lyrics for the "kiss kiss" song and my best memory of the first verse and chorus of the "hokey pokey winky wong" song. Sorry, Ter, I know even less of it than your dad. |
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19 Mar 99 - 06:30 PM (#64377) Subject: Lyr Add: KING OF THE CANNIBAL ISLANDS From: Alice Ter, my grandmother taught this to my mother who taught it to me. These are the only verses I know.
KING OF THE CANNIBAL ISLANDS
chorus
Have you heard my story of late,
chorus
Woman pudding and baby sauce,
chorus
......... Alice in Montana |
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15 Mar 00 - 10:16 PM (#195825) Subject: King of the canibal island From: GUEST,Debbie Glauch Need Lyrics for this song for family reunion this summer, Grandpa Buchan used to sing this song sometimes. We can't remember all the words, and are not sure of the origin. I moved this message here from another thread on the same topic. |
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15 Mar 00 - 11:52 PM (#195871) Subject: Lyr Add: THE CANNIBAL KING From: Metchosin One that my Mom taught me, that she sang when she was small and was called THE CANNIBAL KING is as follows:
Oh a cannibal King
His dusky miss
Oh jason lee ah
As the years went by
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05 Jul 02 - 11:51 PM (#743222) Subject: RE: LYR REQ & ADD: king of the cannibals From: Celtic Soul Chorus as done by my pals, "The Corsairs" (www.corsairs.com) Hokey Pokey Winky Wong Balley Magoo Agoo Agong, Hangery Bangery Bingery Bong, The King of the Cannibal Islands. Hoogabahoogabahoogabahoogabahoogabahoogabahoo. It would appear as you have quite a few versions here...if you should need more, I can listen to theirs and transcribe it for you. |
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06 Jul 02 - 03:25 PM (#743411) Subject: RE: LYR REQ & ADD: king of the cannibals From: Amos The version my grandfather taught my mother, which she then taught me, includes these verses:
He dined on clergyman cold and raw The last words of this monarch bold
Cho: Oh, Hokey Poley, Winky Wung
But then of course there is the folk process to be considered! :>)
A |
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23 Aug 05 - 08:43 PM (#1548158) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: king of the cannibals From: GUEST,Fox Hey all, I've been trying to find a missing lyric from a similar song we used to sing at my summer camp. Can anybody help? Here's what I've got: Hoky Poky Winky Wong, Polly Kabink and Spurly Gum, Tamsy Wamsy Wirly Rum, King of the Cannibal Islands. Now as I sailed the seas one day, To the south seas made my way, Struck a reef in a bottomless Bay, Way down in the cannibal islands! Hoky Poky Winky Wong, Polly Kabink and Spurly Gum, Tamsy Wamsy Wirly Rum, King of the Cannibal Islands. I said to the king, How do you do? And how the dickens do you do? And he said very fine thank you. Way down in the cannibal islands! Hoky Poky Winky Wong, Polly Kabink and Spurly Gum, Tamsy Wamsy Wirly Rum, King of the Cannibal Islands. The king he made a prince of me, And called me Cor-a-Kai-ra-Kee And we were happy as can be, Way down in the cannibal islands! Hoky Poky Winky Wong, Polly Kabink and Spurly Gum, Tamsy Wamsy Wirly Rum, King of the Cannibal Islands. The king for me prepared a Roast, And 40 wives gave up the ghost, And we had crocidile with toast, Way down in the cannibal islands! Hoky Poky Winky Wong, Polly Kabink and Spurly Gum, Tamsy Wamsy Wirly Rum, King of the Cannibal Islands. -------------------- (here's the line I don't know) And little boy pie, for second course All served up in an old dead horse, Way down in the cannibal islands! Hoky Poky Winky Wong, Polly Kabink and Spurly Gum, Tamsy Wamsy Wirly Rum, King of the Cannibal Islands. But now I'm back, I'm safe and sound, Upon my own, my native ground. And never more will I be found... Way down in the cannibal islands! Hoky Poky Winky Wong, Polly Kabink and Spurly Gum, Tamsy Wamsy Wirly Rum, King of the Cannibal Islands. that's it. Any help would be much appreciated! (you can just email me at foxtail94602 (at) yahoo.com) Fox |
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11 Feb 08 - 09:22 PM (#2259998) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: king of the cannibals From: GUEST,Dusty Vampire i was taught this song back in 6th grade camp and couldnt remember the lyrics... but this is what i think we were taught:Hoky Poky Wiky Wom, Pally Kabpnkis smula con, pansy Wansy weary wom, King of the Cannibal Islands. as I was sailing the seas one day, a south sea island made our way, Struck a reef in the bottom of the Bay, down in the cannibal islands! Hoky Poky Wiky Wom, Pally Kabpnkis smula con, pansy Wansy weary wom, King of the Cannibal Islands. The king he made a prince of me, And called me Cor-a-Kai-ra-Kee And we were happy as can be, down in the cannibal islands! Hoky Poky Wiky Wom, Pally Kabpnkis smula con, pansy Wansy weary wom, King of the Cannibal Islands. The king he had a royal toast, And 40 wives came up the coast, And we had crocidile on toast, Way down in the cannibal islands! Hoky Poky Wiky Wom, Pally Kabpnkis smula con, pansy Wansy weary wom, King of the Cannibal Islands. Hoky Poky Wiky Wom, Pally Kabpnkis smula con, pansy Wansy weary wom, King of the Cannibal Islands. as we lay asleap one night a cannibal gave us an awfull fright but he only wanted just one bite down in the cannibal islands Hoky Poky Wiky Wom, Pally Kabpnkis smula con, pansy Wansy weary wom, King of the Cannibal Islands. |
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19 Feb 08 - 02:25 PM (#2266533) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: king of the cannibals From: GUEST,Arizona Senior I am 83 and learned this as a kid from my mother: the first versr and chorus are very like the one posted, and I learned 2 more verses" Today they seem somewhat gory, but didn't seem to bother us as kids. Oh, have you heard this story of late For if you haven't its in my pate About a mighty potentate, The King of the Cannibal Islands. Hokey, pokey, winky, wunk Kal-i-ma-ko, ma-ku, ma- kunk Hangery,changery,chingery, chunk The King of the Cannibal Islands. Woman puddin' and baby sauce (somehow we did not find this scary) Little boy pie for second course He swallowed then all without remorse The King of the Cannibl Islands. (Chorus) The worst of my story remains to be told He died of eating a clergyman cold And that was the end of this perate so bold The King of the Cannibal Islands. (Chorus) |
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29 Jul 08 - 04:57 PM (#2400657) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: king of the cannibals From: GUEST,TJ in San Diego What a relief. One of my fellow inmates pointed out that the thread title was "King of the Cannibals," not "The King of Cannibis," as I first thought... I'm not sure how old the song is, but I heard at least one variant of it around 1946 or so. |
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20 Jan 10 - 12:58 AM (#2816504) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: king of the cannibals From: GUEST the cannibal king with the big brass ring fell in love with the dusty maid and every night by the pale moon light across the lake he came he loved and kissed his dusty miss under the bamboo tree and every night by the pale moon light it sounded like this to me: arump (kiss kiss) arump (kiss kiss) arump diddy ai ai aye arump (kiss kiss) arump (kiss kiss) arump diddy ai ai aye |
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20 Jan 10 - 12:15 PM (#2816778) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: king of the cannibals From: Amos Correction to my July 2002 post: The last verse ran, The last words of this monarch bold Were not bequeathing his lands or gold But warning them all against clergyman cold! The King of the Cannibal Islands! |
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27 Feb 10 - 11:42 PM (#2852030) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: King of the Cannibal Islands From: GUEST This is how I learned this song from my father and he learned it as a boy in the 1920-30s: KING OF THE CANNIBAL ISLANDS chorus Hokey Pokey Winky Wung, Polly Makoo Mago Ma, Hangery Wangery Chingery Chung, The King of the Cannibal Islands. The King and his wife were too fat, The principle diet consisted of rats. The only weapons that they had... ...were baseball bats ...way down on the Cannibal Islands. chorus Hokey Pokey Winky Wung, Polly Makoo Mago Ma, Hangery Wangery Chingery Chung, The King of the Cannibal Islands. |
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16 May 13 - 10:49 PM (#3516017) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: King of the Cannibal Islands From: GUEST,slehto My dad learned this song at Boy Scout Camp or YMCA camp back in the 1920s. He used to sing it to us kids in the 1950s. Here is all I remember of his version. I'm glad to see all the other verses that I have forgotten. Thanks. Hokey Pokey Winky Wum. Parlacom pinky moorly come Hansy tansy whyry rum Down on the Cannibal Islands. The king, he had a little roast. and 40 of his wives, gave up the ghost. and we had crocodiles on toast Down on the cannibal islands. The king he made a chief of me and called me Nora Kirah Kee. and we got gay as gay could be. Down on the cannibal islands. |
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06 Mar 14 - 08:55 PM (#3607863) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: King of the Cannibal Islands From: GUEST,Chris I think the line that is missing is Oyster stew and monkey sauce a All stirred up with an old dead horse Little boy pie for second course Down on the cannibal islands |
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06 Dec 18 - 04:31 AM (#3965068) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: King of the Cannibal Islands From: GUEST,Debbie This song obviously has lots of variants. The version I learned as a child was as follow: Hokey Pokey Winky Wung, Polly Makoo and Pumering Kong, Hangery Wangery Chingery Chung, The King of the Cannibal Islands. Woman pudding, baby sauce, Little boy pie for a second course: He swallowed them all without any remorse, The King of the Cannibal Islands. Then one day through terrible fault He ate clergyman cold without pepper or salt. They laid him away in the family vault, The King of the Cannibal Islands. His will it read, so I’ve been told, Not of riches or lands or gold, But warned all men against clergymen cold, The King of the Cannibal Islands. |
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08 Jun 21 - 08:31 PM (#4109407) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: King of the Cannibal Islands From: GUEST,Marge This is the version I learned from my grandmother in the early '40's, as remembered by my father. Oddly enough, as others have said, it did not bother me as a child. Oh, have you heard the story of late? For if you've not, 'tis on my pate. Woman pudding and baby sauce, And little-boy pie for a second course. He never took less at a meal than three This King of the Cannibal Islands. But the worst of my story remains to be told. It did not agree with his earthly mold. He died of eating raw clergymen, cold, This King of the Cannibal Islands. The last words of this monarch bold Were not bequeathing land or gold, But warning all against clergymen cold This King of the Cannibal Islands Chorus: (spelling unknown) Hokey-pokey winky wong Camery, cumery,comery, com Hangery, rangery, chingery ching, The King of the Cannibal Islands |
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16 Sep 22 - 03:08 PM (#4152672) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: King of the Cannibal Islands From: GUEST,RtotheMc The King of the Kalugus Islands Oh have you heard the story of late about the royal potentate for if you haven't it's in your fate He's the King of the Kalugus Islands Hokey Pokey Winky Wong Kalamagoo Gagoo gagong Hangary Changary Chingary Chong, he's the King of the Kalugus islands! |