Comments on: Does Anyone Know a Song about Leroy and a Papaya Tree? http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/does-anyone-know-a-song-about-leroy-and-a-papaya-tree/ Language, Culture and Kids Songs! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:49:25 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: TomE2 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/does-anyone-know-a-song-about-leroy-and-a-papaya-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-180189 TomE2 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:50:17 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=735#comment-180189 I learned that song about Leron and a papaya tree about 1956 at Pearl Harbor Kai elementary school in Hawaii. This is by memory. I might have reversed "trunk" and "branches." I learned the Filipino words too but I would make a mess of that by now. We had a large papaya tree in our yard but it was plenty strong enough for me to climb. Leron Leron my boy, Be careful what you do. The tall papaya tree, is much too high for you. The trunk is far too thin. The branches are too small. So bring your basket down, before you get a fall. I learned that song about Leron and a papaya tree about 1956 at Pearl Harbor Kai elementary school in Hawaii. This is by memory. I might have reversed “trunk” and “branches.” I learned the Filipino words too but I would make a mess of that by now. We had a large papaya tree in our yard but it was plenty strong enough for me to climb.

Leron Leron my boy,
Be careful what you do.
The tall papaya tree,
is much too high for you.
The trunk is far too thin.
The branches are too small.
So bring your basket down,
before you get a fall.

]]> By: huub de Vriend http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/does-anyone-know-a-song-about-leroy-and-a-papaya-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-179267 huub de Vriend Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:00:09 +0000 http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=735#comment-179267 It's <a href="http://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=1019&c=150" target="_blank">the song 'leron leron' from the filipines</a> as published at mama Lisa's website. I'll send a midi file and a score of it. Huub de Vriend It’s the song ‘leron leron’ from the filipines as published at mama Lisa’s website.
I’ll send a midi file and a score of it.
Huub de Vriend

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