 While this holds true for most folksongs, the fact that the "Three Chinesemen" are not only a song but also a game may account for the irregularities.Almost every single word has been changed over time.Thus, there are variants that have the Asians sitting, standing, or walking on the street, while they were chatting or singing, and at times they even did all this not on a street at all, but rather in the woods.