Chi-Baba Chi-Baba 1947

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 29 Aug 2007
2007

Many years ago in old Sorrento
A certain ditty was quite the thing.
Whenever a mother rocked her baby in Sorrento
this little ditty she used to sing.

Chi ba ba chi ba ba chi wa wa
en ja la wa,
cook a la goom ba
Chi ba ba chi ba ba chi wa wa
My bambino go to sleep
Chi ba ba chi ba ba chi wa wa
en ja la wa,
cook a la goom ba
Chi ba ba chi ba ba chi wa wa
My bambino go to sleep.

All the stars are in the skies
ready to say goodnight;
can't you see your doll is sleepy too.
Close your drowsy little eyes,
Mama will hold you tight,
while she sings a lullaby to you.

Chi ba ba chi ba ba chi wa wa
en ja la wa,
cook a la goom ba
Chi ba ba chi ba ba chi wa wa
My bambino go to sleep

Chi ba ba chi ba ba chi wa wa
en ja la wa,
cook a la goom ba
Chi ba ba chi ba ba chi wa wa
My bambino go to sleep
Chi ba ba chi ba ba chi wa wa
en ja la wa,
cook a la goom ba
Chi ba ba chi ba ba chi wa wa
My bambino go to sleep.

All the stars are in the skies
ready to say goodnight;
can't you see your doll is sleepy too.
Close your drowsy little eyes,
Mama will hold you tight,
while she sings a lullaby to you.

Chi ba ba chi ba ba chi wa wa
en ja la wa,
cook a la goom ba
Chi ba ba chi ba ba chi wa wa
My bambino go to sleep.

Soft karaoke
Words
Acousitic Guitar
Electric Guitar
synth strings
pizz bass
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Chi-Baba Chi-Baba 1947
by Mack David, Al Hoffman & Jerry Livingston
© 1947 by Oxford Mus.Corp. N.Y.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 29 August 2007 at 11.46pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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