Alright, continuing now with my theme of children's songs, I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to share one from the Philippines!
Bahay Kubo (http://youtu.be/V1WkH58rV3I)
A bahay kubo, or nipa hut, was the traditional housing in the Philippines before the Spaniards arrived. These days they're usually used as storage, which explains all the mentions of various vegetables in the song I guess! The bahay kubo in Filipino culture also seems to represent the idea of communitiy and safety, just like a former song that I posted of the same name (http://pinoyzic.blogspot.com/2012/03/bahay-kubo.html).
Though it's a nice little song, from what I've heard, it isn't as popular anymore as it used to be. That's the price we pay for pop culture eh?
More info: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nipa_hut)
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