i Asked my lady what could I do
To make her happy and keep her true
She said my friend one thing I need from you
Is a little tiny piece of the big bamboo
The big bamboo, always long
The big bamboo, so bold and strong
The big bamboo stands up straight and tall
The big bamboo pleases one and all
I gave my woman a banana plant
She said my friend this is elegant
It is much too nice to go to waste
But it's much too soft to suit my taste
She wanted big bamboo, always long
The big bamboo so bold and strong
The big bamboo stands up straight and tall
The big bamboo pleases one and all
I gave my woman two coconuts
She said my friend this is ok, but
I know you want to be nice to me
what good is the nuts without the tree
She wanted big bamboo, always long
The big bamboo so bold and strong
The big bamboo stands up straight and tall
The big bamboo pleases one and all
I gave my woman a sugar cane
Sweets to the sweet she did explain
She handed it back to my surprise
She liked the flavor but not the size
She wanted big bamboo, always long
The big bamboo so bold and strong
The big bamboo stands up straight and tall
The big bamboo pleases one and all
The big bamboo, always long
The big bamboo it is so bold and strong
The big bamboo stands up straight and tall
The big bamboo pleases one and all
A China man they called him Lip Long Lo
Got married when in Mexico
His wife divorced him very quick
She want bamboo and not a chopstick
She wanted big bamboo, always long
The big bamboo so bold and strong
The big bamboo stands up straight and tall
The big bamboo pleases one and all
Big bamboo, always long
The big bamboo it is so bold and strong
The big bamboo stands up straight and tall
The big bamboo pleases one and all