Tongo

DESCRIPTION: Supposedly Polynesian (exact language unspecified). Rowing song, with call and repeat. "Tongo Jimnee bye bye oh Tongo Oom ba de kim bye oh Ooh a lay
Mah le ka ah lo way." Or "Tongo Jimminey bayo bayo Tongo, Upi upi upi-yo Ooh, ollay Mali-pa, mali-way..."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 2014 (Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: foreignlanguage worksong campsong
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 141, 144, 152, 307, 308, "Tongo" (notes only)
File: ACSF141T

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