Cheap Charlie from Oz
adapted from Mike Conagham [tune of "Nick, Nack, Paddywack, Give
The Dog A Bone" from The Inn of the Sixth Happiness by
Gladys Aylward] [editorial note: Oz = Australia, Ouc-da-loi =
Australian, Cheap Charlie = stingy; Saigon tea = imitation
whiskey, P = South Vietnam currency (Piastre), MPC = Military
Payment Certificate, mamma-san = madam, baby-san = child,
souvenir = exaction, numba 10 = bad, numba 10,000 = the worst]
Ouc-da-loi, he Cheap Charlie,
He no buy me Saigon tea,
Saigon tea cost many many P,
Ouc-da-loi, he numba 10 Cheap Charlie!
Ouc-da-loi, he Cheap Charlie,
He no give me MPC,
MPC cost many many P,
Ouc-da-loi, he numba 10 Cheap Charlie!
Ouc-da-loi, he Cheap Charlie,
He no go to bed with me,
Go bed with me cost many many P,
Ouc-da-loi, he numba 10 Cheap Charlie!
Ouc-da-loi, he Cheap Charlie,
He make me souvenir him one for free,
Mamma-san crook souvenir make no P,
Ouc-da-loi, he numba 10 Cheap Charlie!
Ouc-da-loi, he Cheap Charlie,
He give baby-san to me,
Baby-san cost many many P,
Ouc-da-loi, he numba 10 Cheap Charlie!
Ouc-da-loi, he Cheap Charlie,
He go home across the sea,
Leave me with baby-san make no P,
Ouc-da-loi, he numba 10,000 Cheap Charlie!
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