tikki tikki tembo no sa rembo song lyrics

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And it was the same with Mumph, Bumph, and Dumph. He just said 'LUMPH !!!' And that was how Lumph got HER name. And when Lumph was born, her mother was even MORE disappointed, and so was her husband. When HE saw Humph, he just said 'HUMPH !!!' And that was how Humph got her name. So, when she saw Humph, she was disappointed, and so was her husband. The reason she didn't love them so much was that when her first daughter, Humph, was born. You can see from THEIR short names that their mother didn't love them NEARLY so much as she loved Long-Name-No-Can-Say. and his younger brother's name was just 'Yen'. And, his older sister's names were 'Humph,' 'Lumph,' 'Mumph,' 'Bumph,' 'Dumph,' and 'Gumph'. and a brother, who was YOUNGER than he was. Long-Name-No-Can-Say had six sisters, who were older than he was. And THEY called him 'Long-Name-No-Can-Say', because they couldn't remember his REAL name. So no one ever called Nikki Nikki Tembo No-So Rembo Oo-Ma Moochi Gamma Gamma Goochi anything but that! No one except his enemies, that is. the way we do when we say 'Dick' for 'Richard', or 'Betty' for 'Elizabeth'. none of his friends had a right to call him anything shorter. Now, even though a Chinese boy's name was very long. 'Nikki-Nikki-Tembo-No-So-Rembo-Oo-Ma-Moochi-Gamma-Gamma-Goochi' Now, that's no longer than 'George Worthington Witherspoon Saltinstall Hammersmith!!' But, this was in the northern part of China, and they talked very slowly there. she loved him very very VERY much! So she gave him a three-mouthful name! She named him 'Nikki Nikki Tembo No-So Rembo Oo-Ma Moochi Gamma Gamma Goochi' Of course, if you say that very fast, it doesn't seem so long. And Long-Name-No-Can-Say's mother loved him MORE than very much. I know 'Long-Name-No-Can-Say' sounds pretty long to be called for short, but NOT when you know his REAL name! Because at the time he lived, there was an old Chinese custom for a mother who loved her child VERY much, to name him with the longest name she could think of. It was just what some people called him for short. Long-Name-No-Can-Say was not REALLY his name. Long-Name-No-Can-Say was a little Chinese boy who lived in China a long long time ago. Hello everybody ! This is Paul Wing, and I've come to tell you the story of 'Long-Name-No-Can-Say'. (Intro music, upbeat Chinese instruments) you can click on the pictures to hear snippets of the LP !

(Transcibed from the LP, performed by Paul Wing)Īlthough they have little to do with the story. But it's NIKKI Nikki Tembo that has my heart.

Tikki tikki tembo no sa rembo song lyrics full#

and ALL will gladly CHANT you the main character's full name. Most insist that THEIR version is the BEST version. and I'm only counting the ENGLISH versions that I am aware of! Some people remember TIKKI Tikki Tembo while others fondly recall RIKKI Tikki Tembo. There are at LEAST 3 or 4 different versions of this story. It didn't turn ME into a raving racist, so I would HOPE that it is safe for YOUR eyes. I first heard this on an old LP, back in the 70's. It IS politically incorrect, if you care about that sort of thing.

Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako was dead.This is a story of a little Chinese boy with a VERY long name.

Quickly, he went to the well…but it was too late. The frustrated boy said, “A boy has fallen into the well! ” The boy started to say, “Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bu -” But he stopped.

The boy said, “Papa! Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako has fallen into the well! ”īut the name was too long, and the father was confused. The boy repeated, “Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako fell into the well! ” Bob said, “Mother! There was a terrible accident! Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako fell into the well! ” Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako fell. The father was terrified and exclaimed, “Oh no!” Immediately, the boy and his father went to the well. The mother said, “Oh no! Papa will save him. He said, “Mother! There was a terrible accident! Bob fell into a well! ” Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako panicked! His name was Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako.