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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Ching, ching, Chinaman
 (Sung text for setting by N. Maw)
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Language: English 
Ching, ching, Chinaman,
How d'you sell your fish?
Ching, ching, Chinaman,
Six bits a dish;
Ching, ching, Chinaman,
Oh! That's too dear;
Ching, ching, Chinaman,
Clear out of here!

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching_chong [Wikipedia] for background on this derogatory jumping-rope chant.


Composition:

    Set to music by Nicholas Maw (1935 - 2009), "Ching, ching, Chinaman", published 1978 [ voice (or unison chorus) and piano ], from Caroline Pink (and other Nonsense Rhymes), no. 5, London ; New York : Boosey & Hawkes

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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Researcher for this page: Mike Pearson

This text was added to the website: 2015-10-31
Line count: 8
Word count: 29

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