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Aiken
Drum
1. There was a man lived
in the moon,
Lived in the moon, lived in the moon;
There was
a man lived in the moon,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
* And he played upon a ladle; *
* And his name was Aiken Drum. *
2. And his hat was made
of good cream cheese,
Good cream cheese, good cream cheese;
And his
hat was made of good cream cheese,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
* And he played upon a ladle; *
* And his name was Aiken Drum. *
3. And his coat was made
of good roast beef,
Good roast beef, good roast beef;
And his
coat was made of good roast beef,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
* And he played upon a ladle; *
* And his name was Aiken Drum. *
4. And his buttons were
made of penny loaves,
Penny loaves, penny loaves;
And his
buttons were made of penny loaves
And his name was Aiken Drum.
* And he played upon a ladle; *
* And his name was Aiken Drum. *
5. And his waistcoat
was made of crust of pies,
Crust of pies, crust of pies;
And his
waistcoat was made of crust of pies,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
* And he played upon a ladle; *
* And his name was Aiken Drum. *
6. And his breeches were
made of haggis bags,
Haggis bags, haggis bags;
An his
breeches were made of haggis bags,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
* And he played upon a ladle; *
* And his name was Aiken Drum. *
7. There was another
man in another town,
Another town, another town;
There was
a man in another town,
And his name was Willy Wood.
* And he played upon a razor; *
* And his name was Willy Wood. *
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"Breeches" are trousers.
"Haggis" is a favorite dish in Scotland.
It is made of a sheep or calve's liver, heart, and lungs mixed with chopped
onions, herbs, spices, and oatmeal. It's lot like "dressing" or "stuffing."
What makes it seem strange is that it is cooked in the leftover stomach-bag
(haggis-bag) of the animal. |
8. And he ate up all the good
cream cheese,
Good cream cheese, good cream cheese;
And he
ate up all the good cream cheese,
And his name was Willy Wood.
* And he played upon a razor; *
* And his name was Willy Wood.
9. And he ate up all the good
roast beef,
Good roast beef, good roast beef;
And he
ate up all the good roast beef,
And his name was Willy Wood.
* And he played upon a razor; *
* And his name was Willy Wood. *
10. And he ate up all the penny
loaves,
Penny loaves, penny loaves;
And he
ate up all the penny loaves,
And his name was Willy Wood.
* And he played upon a razor; *
* And his name was Willy Wood. *
11. And he ate up all the good
pie crust,
Good pie crust, good pie crust;
And he
ate up all the good pie crust,
And his name was Willy Wood.
* And he played upon a razor; *
* And his name was Willy Wood. *
12. But he choked upon the
haggis bags,
Haggis bags, haggis bags;
But he
choked upon the haggis bags,
And that ended Willy Wood.
* And he played upon a razor; *
* And his name was Willy Wood. *
Willy Wood!
(hold up the knife "razor:)
Aiken Drum!
(hold up the ladle)
The END!
(hit the knife and razor together one last time)
— from "Mother Goose Family Cookbook: Rhymes
& Recipes; Activities & Histories,"
Gloria T. Delamar - forthcoming,
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