Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Day 283 of the American Songbag Stay-at-Home Series
"Ah yah, tair um bam, boo wah, Kee lay zee day, Nic o lay, mah lun dee. Nic o lay ah poot a way, Nic o lay ah wah mee-- Ah yah, tair um bam, boo wah, Kee lay zee day, Nic o lay, mah lun dee."
Margaret Johnson of Augusta, Georgia, heard her mother sing this, year on year, as the mother had learned it from the singing, year on year, of a nanny who comforted children with it. The source of its language may be French, Creole, Cherokee, or mixed. [Or in the case of this recording, pure nonsense.] The syllables are easy for singing; so is the tune.
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Day 283 of the American Songbag Stay-at-Home Series
"Ah yah, tair um bam, boo wah, Kee lay zee day, Nic o lay, mah lun dee. Nic o lay ah poot a way, Nic o lay ah wah mee-- Ah yah, tair um bam, boo wah, Kee lay zee day, Nic o lay, mah lun dee."
Margaret Johnson of Augusta, Georgia, heard her mother sing this, year on year, as the mother had learned it from the singing, year on year, of a nanny who comforted children with it. The source of its language may be French, Creole, Cherokee, or mixed. [Or in the case of this recording, pure nonsense.] The syllables are easy for singing; so is the tune.
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