Aiken Drum
(source: "Rise Up Singing", Peter Blood and Annie Patterson, 1992.)
- 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.
Chorus:
- And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle,
- And he played upon a ladle,
- And his name was Aiken Drum.
- And his hat was made of pudding,
- Of pudding, of pudding,
- And his hat was made of pudding,
- And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his coat was made of turkey,
- Of turkey, of turkey,
- And his coat was made of turkey,
- And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his belt was made of licorice,
- Of licorice, of licorice,
- And his belt was made of licorice,
- And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his pants were made of fish sticks,
- Of fish sticks, of fish sticks,
- And his pants were made of fish sticks,
- And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his buttons were made of walnuts,
- Of walnuts, of walnuts,
- And his buttons were made of walnuts,
- And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his hair was made of spaghetti,
- Of spaghetti, of spaghetti,
- And his hair was made of spaghetti,
- And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his eyes were made of jelly beans,
- Of jelly beans, of jelly beans,
- And his eyes were made of jelly beans,
- And his name was Aiken Drum.
And his mouth was made of marshmallow,
- Of marshmallow, of marshmallow,
- And his mouth was made of marshmallow,
- And his name was Aiken Drum.