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'Mango Walk'

Chord diagram...

C7 F
My brother did a-tell me that you go mango walk,

       C7                             F

You go mango walk, you go mango walk,
     
F

My brother did a-tell me that you go mango walk
        C7                             F  F

And steal all the number 'le-ven.


C7    F
Now tell me, Joe, do tell me for true,
     
C7                           F

Do tell me for true, do tell me,
      
  F

That you don't go to no mango walk
       
C7                              F  F

And steal all the number 'le-ven.

Chorus:

 

C7 F
  I   tell you, Sue, I tell you for true,

 C7                        F
I tell you for true, I tell you

        F
That I don't go to no mango walk

       C7                            F  F
And steal all the number 'le-ven.

  • There are a few discussions about the meaning of this song. The majority seem to think that a 'Mango Walk' is an orchard for growing Mango's; and 'number 'leven' are a variety or best size of fruit there.

mango fruit...

Ripe Mango...



My friends in Year 4 at St Johns CofE Primary Academy in Wednesbury made a great, hard working recording of this lively song! Take a listen and see if it helps you learn it!?


The melody, or tune, to Mango Walk is quite challenging! So that lives over on the advanced web site at

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Why not go take a look!?

 

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