she loved him very very VERY much! So she gave him a three-mouthful name! She named him 'Nikki Nikki Tembo No-So Rembo Oo-Ma Moochi Gamma Gamma Goochi' Of course, if you say that very fast, it doesn't seem so long. And Long-Name-No-Can-Say's mother loved him MORE than very much. I know 'Long-Name-No-Can-Say' sounds pretty long to be called for short, but NOT when you know his REAL name! Because at the time he lived, there was an old Chinese custom for a mother who loved her child VERY much, to name him with the longest name she could think of. It was just what some people called him for short. Long-Name-No-Can-Say was not REALLY his name. Long-Name-No-Can-Say was a little Chinese boy who lived in China a long long time ago. Hello everybody ! This is Paul Wing, and I've come to tell you the story of 'Long-Name-No-Can-Say'. (Intro music, upbeat Chinese instruments) you can click on the pictures to hear snippets of the LP ! (Transcibed from the LP, performed by Paul Wing)Īlthough they have little to do with the story. But it's NIKKI Nikki Tembo that has my heart. and ALL will gladly CHANT you the main character's full name. Most insist that THEIR version is the BEST version. and I'm only counting the ENGLISH versions that I am aware of! Some people remember TIKKI Tikki Tembo while others fondly recall RIKKI Tikki Tembo. There are at LEAST 3 or 4 different versions of this story. It didn't turn ME into a raving racist, so I would HOPE that it is safe for YOUR eyes.

I first heard this on an old LP, back in the 70's. It IS politically incorrect, if you care about that sort of thing. This is a story of a little Chinese boy with a VERY long name.

Nikki nikki tembo song