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Ling Ting Tong

The Five Keys

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Five Keys

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Mabel Godwin

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Sweet

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

I sa mok em boo di ay

I sa mok em boo

[Verse 1]

I went to China Town

Way back in old Hong Kong

Took get some egg fu yung

And then I heard a gong

[Chorus]

Ling Ting Tong tried to sing that song called

I sa mok em boo di ay, I sa mok em boo

[Chorus]

Ling Ting Tong, he would never be wrong

Go on and sing your song, a Ling Ting Tong

A Ling Ting Tong tried to sing that song called

I sa mok em boo di ay, I sa mok em boo

[Bridge]

I sa mok em boo di ay, I sa mok em boo di ay

I sa mok em boo di ay, I sa mok em boo di ay

I sa mok em boo di ay, I sa mok em boo di ay

I sa mok em boo di ay, I sa mok em boo di ay

Ling Ting Tong tired to sing this song called

I sa mok em boo di ay, I sa mok em boo

[Verse 2]

And as I looked around

The lights were going down

And this is what I found

A back in China Town

[Chorus]

A Ling Ting Tong tried to sing that song called

I sa mok em boo di ay, I sa mok em boo

[Chorus]

Ling Ting Tong, he would never be wrong

Go on and sing your song, a Ling Ting Tong

A Ling Ting Tong tried to sing that song called

I sa mok em boo di ay, I sa mok em boo

[Outro]

I sa mok em boo di ay, I sa mok em boo di ay

I sa mok em boo di ay, I sa mok em boo di ay

I sa mok em boo di ay, I sa mok em boo di ay

I sa mok em boo di ay, a—

Written by: Mabel Godwin

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