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WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY (SWAPPING SONGS) Sung by: Mrs. W.B. Apple Recorded in Huff, AR 9/5/61 Click here to listen to the original recording Just begin to (walk some?), Come a ling dong milligan a ky-me-o. Had six horses, all in a row, Come a ling dong milligan a ky-me-o. Chorus: Kanga makanga madelta malarry, Kanga makanga ma-ky-me-o, Strick straw bumma kinna little bo lare, Come a ling dong milligan a ky-me-o. Trade my horses off for a cow, Come a ling dong milligan a ky-me-o. Ain’t that a pretty thing to milk now, Come a ling dong milligan a ky-me-o. (Chorus) Trade my cow off for a hen, Come a ling dong milligan a ky-me-o. Ain’t that a pretty thing to put in a pen, Come a ling dong milligan a ky-me-o. (Chorus) Trade my hen off for a mouse, Come a ling dong milligan a ky-me-o. Set his tail afire and burnt up the house, Come a ling dong milligan a ky-me-o. (Chorus) Also found in Randolph, Vol. III, #357, “When I Was a Little Boy”; Brown, Vol. II, #196, “Swapping Songs.” |
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