…Made from wood, rounded wood
Thrown down, pulled up, that’s how it’s done…

THIS upbeat song lasts two minutes and eight seconds. The voice on the recording is no longer clear. Sung by Ernie Irawati Djohan—who gained fame for the song Teluk Bayur—to the accompaniment of the Buana Suara band, this song was recorded in 1968 with the title Permainan Yoyo or Yoyo’s Game. It tells of a younger brother playing “an inexpensive game fo