Thailand: Part of a 19th century folk song or rhyme written in Northern Thai script

Part of a jingle or folk song amiably mocking the American Dr Marion Alonzo Cheek and the British businessman Louis Leonowens for keeping a harem of local Chiang Mai women. The rhyme runs in part:

Dr Chitt and Missa Louis Sleeping with two girls Two nights for fifteen rupees Miss Luang is on the bed Miss On is waiting Hurry up and finish Doctor!

Dr Chitt and Missa Louis Sleeping with two girls Two nights for fifteen rupees Miss Kum asked for silver Miss Huan asked for cloth Miss Noja asked for an elephant Hurry up and finish Doctor!

The Tai Tham script is used for three living languages: Northern Thai (that is, Kham Mueang), Tai Lü and Khün. In addition, the Lanna script is also used for Lao Tham (or old Lao) and other dialect variants in Buddhist palm leaves and notebooks. The script is also known as Tham or Yuan script.

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