I was only about nine years old, and I can't remember much about that one and only chivaree I ever attended.
"The-Life-of-Me-an-autobiography"
Johnson, Clarence Edgar
But when they explained to me just how a chivaree was carried on, naturally I wanted in on the action.
"The-Life-of-Me-an-autobiography"
Johnson, Clarence Edgar
Chiavari, the historic little port between Genoa and Pisa, is more noted as the birthplace of the barbaric "chivaree" razzing of newlyweds with its raucous serenade of dishpans, sour-note bugling and such.
"The Complete Book of Cheese"
Robert Carlton Brown