Aiken Drum è una popolare canzone folk scozzese del 1825, che probabilmente trae le sue origini da una canzone dedicata alla battaglia di Sheriffmuir (1715), con la quale terminò l’insurrezione giacobita, che vide contrapporsi Inghilterra e Unione del Regno di Scozia.

There was a man lived in the moon,
Lived in the moon, lived in the moon.
There was a man lived in the moon,
And his name was Aiken Drum.

And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle,
And he played upon a ladle,
And his name was Aiken Drum.

And his hat was made of pudding,
Of pudding, of pudding,
And his hat was made of pudding,
And his name was Aiken Drum.

And his coat was made of turkey,
Of turkey, of turkey,
And his coat was made of turkey,
And his name was Aiken Drum.

And his belt was made of licorice,
Of licorice, of licorice,
And his belt was made of licorice,
And his name was Aiken Drum.

And his pants were made of fish sticks,
Of fish sticks, of fish sticks,
And his pants were made of fish sticks,
And his name was Aiken Drum.

And his buttons were made of walnuts,
Of walnuts, of walnuts,
And his buttons were made of walnuts,
And his name was Aiken Drum.

And his hair was made of spaghetti,
Of spaghetti, of spaghetti,
And his hair was made of spaghetti,
And his name was Aiken Drum.

And his eyes were made of jelly beans,
Of jelly beans, of jelly beans,
And his eyes were made of jelly beans,
And his name was Aiken Drum.

And his mouth was made of marshmallow,
Of marshmallow, of marshmallow,
And his mouth was made of marshmallow,
And his name was Aiken Drum.