32 Footsteps

Ming mang mingalong, ning nang ningalong, ping pang pingalong pay

As a youth, my best friend and I were most fond of the "ming mang mingalong" part of this song. It’s nonsensical, silly, and yet fits perfectly in a song that doesn’t treat itself like a joke. It’s funny and fun to sing along to, and as kids who didn’t know shit about shit, that was enough. Like many They Might Be Giants songs I heard as a kid, the them…