Simple repetitive songs are common in many cultures as widely spread as the Caribbean,[1] Southern India[2] and Finland.
Other repetitive songs are found, for instance, in African-American culture from the days of slavery.
The Guinness Book Of Records cites one washer song that has been sung for decades by people washing clothes, though presumably not all through the night.
Incrementing songs are generally stop at the number in the title, though some only have traditional points, such as ten, for "One Man went to Mow".
Examples abound in African-American culture,[8] in political groups,[9] and among traveler, marchers, and walkers.