The Ying Tong Song, written in 1956 by Spike Milligan and performed by the English group The Goons. The words iconic and awesome have become shopworn and overused, but do not begin to do justice to this musical and literary masterpiece. Such a work as this stimulates the brain, soothes the wounded heart, and irrigates the gut. The chorus is unforgettable. It goes as follows: Ying tong ying tong ying tong ying tong ying tong iddle i po Ying tong ying tong ying tong ying tong ying tong iddle i po Ying tong ying tong ying tong ying tong ying tong iddle i po Ying tong iddle i po Iddle i po Masterful. Joycean. Norman Pollack in melody and verse.