Aiken Drum 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 good cream cheese, of good cream cheese, of good cream cheese, And his hat was made of good cream cheese And his name was Aiken Drum.
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And his coat was made of good roast beef, of good roast beef, of good roast beef, And his coat was made of good roast beef, And his name was Aiken Drum.
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And his buttons made of penny loaves, of penny loaves, of penny loaves, And his buttons made of penny loaves, And his name was Aiken Drum.
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And his breeches made of haggis bags of haggis bags, of haggis bags And his breeches made of haggis bags, and his name was Aiken Drum. The words of the Nursery Rhyme and children's song, 'Aiken Drum ' have been suggested by Helen Layman. This tune first appeared as a nursery rhyme in Percy Society's Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages (1841). Our grateful thanks go to Helen Layman for telling us about this song & rhyme
Thanks Helen!
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