G (con’t)
was Hay-
Ging, gang, goo, Ging gang goo,
Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha,
Ging, gang, goo, Ging gang goo."
As they waited the medicine men sang of their leader
"Heyla, heyla sheyla,
Heyla sheyla, heyla ho,
Heyla, heyla sheyla,
Heyla sheyla, heyla ho."
And they shook their medicine bags
"Shalli-
And from the river came the mighty great grey elephants's reply
"Oompa, oompa, oompa, oompa . . ."
The elephant came closer, so the warriors beat their shields and sang louder (signal warriors to stand and beat their thighs in time)
"Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha,
Ging, gang, goo, Ging gang goo,
Ging gang gooli, gooli, gooli, gooli, watcha, Ging, gang, goo, Ging gang goo."
Then the medicine men rose and sang loudly
"Heyla, heyla sheyla,
Heyla sheyla, heyla ho,
Heyla, heyla sheyla, Heyla sheyla, heyla ho."
And they shook their medicine bags
"Shalli-
And the mighty great grey elephant turned aside and went around the village saying
"Oompa, oompa, oompa, oompa . . ."
There was great rejoicing in the village and all the villagers joined together to sing . . . "Ging gang gooli . . ."
GRANDMA'S LYE SOAP (circa 1952-
From Harvey Smith . . .I think on the other side of the 45 was a recording of a prayer meeting. Looking for the recording if possible. Some of the lyrics: Grandma's lye soap good for anything in the home the pots and kettles,the dirty dishes and for your hands. Brother Herman and Cousin Thurman had an aversion for washing their ears,Grandma washed them with the lye soap and they haven't heard a word in years.
From R.R: When "Grand Old Opry" was on the radio, there was a man who did kind of
a country preacher thing. He told fractured Bible stories, and ended his act with
the song "Grandma`s Lye Soap". Does anybody know who this man was?
Ed. Note: Here's a set of lyrics: written by Johnny Standley and Art Thorsen