The phrase (likely from the Spanish ay, "oh") is often spelled "Ay-yi-yi!" The nautical phrase is "aye aye", and the small lemur species is the same (aye-aye).
Say I Yi Yi by the Ying Yang Twins "Fearless" By Jay Chou is also kind of a rap song that goes "ai ai ai"
it is in the southern provence of Yorkshire in England
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