Old McDonald.....

An American. an Englishman and a Chinese man were all taking part in a quiz contest. One question asked them was to fill in a blank in a song title and then spell the word. The song title was 'Old Macdonald had a ----'. The American was first to answer - he said 'ranch', spelt R-A-N-C-H. "Wrong" said the quiz master. The Englishman answered next - he said 'estate', spelt E-S-T-A-T-E. "Wrong" said the quiz master. Then the Chinese man answered - he said 'farm'. "Please spell it" said the quiz master. "E - I - E - I - O"