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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Ching‑a‑ring chaw
 (Sung text for setting by A. Copland)
 Matches base text
Language: English 
Ching-a-ring-a ring ching ching,
Hoa dinga ding kum larkee,
Ching-a-ring-a ring ching ching,
Hoa ding kum larkee.

Brothers gather round,
Listen to this story,
'Bout the promised land,
An' the promised glory.

You don' need to fear,
If you have no money,
You don' need none there,
To buy you milk and honey.

There you'll ride in style,
Coach with four white horses,
There the evenin' meal,
Has one two three four courses.

Nights we all will dance
To the harp and fiiddle,
Waltz and jig and prance,
"Cast off down the middle!"

When the mornin' come,
All in grand and spendour,
Stand out in the sun,
And hear the holy thunder.

Brothers hear me out,
The promised land's a-comin'
Dance and sing and shout,
I hear them harps a strummin'.

Composition:

    Set to music by Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990), "Ching-a-ring chaw", 1952, first performed 1958 [ baritone and piano or orchestra ], from Old American Songs, Second Set, no. 5

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , minstrel song adapted from the original, which can be found in the Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays at Brown University

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Researcher for this page: Peter Halverson

This text was added to the website: 2007-08-19
Line count: 28
Word count: 131

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