Aiken Drum

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Raffi's 'Italian' version of Aiken Drum a traditional English/Scottish folksong.
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E A E B7
There was a man lived in the moon, in the moon, in the moon.
E A E B7 E
There was a man lived in the moon and his name was Aiken Drum.
(CHORUS)
E A E B7
And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle,
E A E B7 E
He played upon a ladle, and his name was Aiken Drum.
E A E B7
And his hair was made of spaghetti spaghetti spaghetti.
E A E B7 E
His hair was made of spaghetti and his name was Aiken Drum.
E A E B7
And his eyes were made of meatballs meatballs meatballs.
E A E B7 E
His eyes were made of meatballs and his name was Aiken Drum.
(CHORUS)
E A E B7
And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle,
E A E B7 E
He played upon a ladle, and his name was Aiken Drum.
E A E B7
And his nose was made of cheese cheese cheese.
E A E B7 E
His nose was made of cheese and his name was Aiken Drum.
E A E B7
And his mouth was made of pizza pizza pizza.
E A E B7 E
His mouth was made of pizza and his name was Aiken Drum.
(CHORUS)
E A E B7
And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle,
E A E B7 E
He played upon a ladle, and his name was Aiken Drum.
E A E B7
There was a man lived in the moon, in the moon, in the moon.
E A E B7 E
There was a man lived in the moon and his name was Aiken Drum.
E A B7
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B|-----------2--------------------------------------|
G|----1------2------2-------------------------------|
D|----2------2-----1--------------------------------|
A|----2-------------2-------------------------------|
E|------------------x-------------------------------|

Aiken Drum chords and lyrics

Free chords for Aiken Drum by Raffi. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Raffi's 'Italian' version of Aiken Drum a traditional English/Scottish folksong.
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Aiken Drum Chords by Raffi

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