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WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY (SWAPPING SONGS) Sung by: Mrs. W.B. Apple Recorded in Huff, AR 1/1/62 Click here to listen to the original recording Kanga makanga ma-ky-me-o. Strick straw bumpkin little boy lacka Malang dong milligan a-ky-me-o. When I was a little boy just . . . (?), Come malang don milligan a-ky-me-o. I had six horses all in a row, Come malang don milligan a-ky-me-o. (Chorus) Trade my horses off for a cow, Come malang don milligan a-ky-me-o. Ain’t that a pretty thing to milk now, Come malang don milligan a-ky-me-o. (Chorus) Trade my cow off for a goose, Come malang don milligan a-ky-me-o. Ain’t that a pretty thing to put on a roost, Come malang don milligan a-ky-me-o. (Chorus) Trade my goose off for a hen, Come malang don milligan a-ky-me-o. Ain’t that a pretty thing to put in a pen, Come malang don milligan a-ky-me-o. (Chorus) Trade my hen off for a mouse, Come malang don milligan a-ky-me-o. Set its tail afire and burnt up the house, Come malang don 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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