La La La Chick A La Le-O

DESCRIPTION: Nonsense chorus opens "O La la la chick a la le-o, Ta la la la chick...." Verse: "I am going to marry just who I please, La la la chick... I know I will marry if he'll marry me, La la la chick...." She wants Johnny Green; he's off to war, but is returning
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1970 (Abrahams/Riddle-ASingerAndHerSongs)
KEYWORDS: love courting separation reunion
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Abrahams/Riddle-ASingerAndHerSongs, pp. 42-43, "La La La Chick A La Le-O" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #12592
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Chick-a-li-lee-lo
NOTES [14 words]: Abrahams for some reason regards this as a version of "Bobby Shaftoe." I don't. - RBW
Last updated in version 4.1
File: Abrr042

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