A Wooney Cooney Cha a Wooney

DESCRIPTION: "A woonie coonie chau wow woonie (x2) Eye-yi-yi-ipy, eye-eye-ay-noos (x2). A-woo, a woonie keetchie!" Or "Ah wune kune cha o wuni. A yi yi yi-ki ay kae ayna." Alleged to be a "Belgian Congo Game."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 2014 (Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: nonsense campsong
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 148, 152, 495, "A Wooney Cooney Cha a Wooney"/"Ah Wooney Cooney" (notes only)
GirlScout-PocketSongbook, p. 14, "Kee-Chee" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [37 words]: GirlScout-PocketSongbook lists this s a "Belgian Congo Game," but lists no source. It may be true, but it seems that this is largely forgotten, and the "Woon(e)y Coon(e)y" title is more normal in the modern songbooks. - RBW
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File: ACSF147A

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