documentate!!

[James A. Landau]

In a message dated Tue, 29 Mar 2005 03:51:53 -0800,
From:     Jonathan Lighter _wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM_
(mailto:wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM)   pontifices:

> "Me three kings of orientate  are."




This reminds me of the following pastiche, which I learned in the late
1950's:

We three kings of Orient are
Trying to light a rubber cigar
It was loaded
It exploded
Pop
Bang


We two kings of Orient are
Trying to light a rubber cigar
It was loaded
It exploded
Pop
Bang



We one king of Orient are
Trying to light a rubber cigar
It was loaded
It exploded
Pop
Bang
Sigh

Is this a well-known parody, or was it local to my elementary-school  clique?

Gotta run now.  Orientate is playing Washington on TV.

      - James A.  Landau