Silly Songs
There was a song for everything when I was growing up: When Your Food Was Hot I would sing a song that my aunt taught me: Wola, wola, wola Samali akulye, whhhhh, whhhhh! When You Were Needed Home For Lunch My brother would sing: Samali, jangu tugende Tulye matooke When a ‘Big Baby’ Cried When one of the children cried over no reason, we would all sing: Mtoto mkubwa Analiya, Anataka Matiti ya mama yake, Cholololo Ayibu! When You Were Fooled When we managed to hoodwink someone into believing a story, we would all chant: Danganya, Danganya toto jinga, Sumuni, Sumuni na ndururu Takula kitu gani? When You Were Late for School In nursery school, if you were late for class, we would all go: Chelewa, chelewa, ma-so-mo! Uuuuuuuuuuu! Chelewa, chelewa, ma-so-mo!