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Baba jingles

     from Lim Teong Beng    

 
Nonsense verse


ping ping pong pong ch'ua sin-neoh
sin-neoh hor huay sio, kniar-sai puat-toh lo kio
ch'in kair chn'air-mm tui lai chau chau tio

ping ping pong pong here comes the bride
bride gets burnt, bridegroom falls off the bridge
in-laws run up and howl

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arm bong bong
niau-ch'oo kong
Ah Mar p'a'  Ah Korng
Ah Korng chau
Ah Mar hau

dark night
king rat (comes out)
grandma beats grandpa
grandpa runs away
grandma cries

*****

lang chai hua
loo chai ch'au
lang chay kio
loo chay poon tau
lang kau yain
loo toay lang chau
lang p'o kniah
loo p'o kau

people plant flowers
you plant grass
people sit on sedan chair
you sit on the rubbish bin
people marry
you elope
people carry baby
you carry puppy

*****

liu liu liu
hair oo ch'iu
chiar lor-bar
oon tau iu
chiar teena
lau bark iu

shame shame shame
prawn has whiskers
eat lor bar
dip into soya bean sauce
get caned
tears flow

  
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