Big Bamboo - Jolly Boys

[00:16.78]i Asked my lady what could I do
[00:20.39]To make her happy and keep her true
[00:23.96]She said my friend one thing I need from you
[00:27.75]Is a little tiny piece of the big bamboo
[00:32.48]The big bamboo, always long
[00:35.78]The big bamboo, so bold and strong
[00:39.26]The big bamboo stands up straight and tall
[00:43.24]The big bamboo pleases one and all
[01:02.89]I gave my woman a banana plant
[01:06.52]She said my friend this is elegant
[01:10.11]It is much too nice to go to waste
[01:13.24]But it's much too soft to suit my taste
[01:17.37]She wanted big bamboo, always long
[01:20.56]The big bamboo so bold and strong
[01:24.86]The big bamboo stands up straight and tall
[01:28.44]The big bamboo pleases one and all
[01:47.81]I gave my woman two coconuts
[01:50.65]She said my friend this is ok, but
[01:54.74]I know you want to be nice to me
[01:58.07]what good is the nuts without the tree
[02:02.20]She wanted big bamboo, always long
[02:05.35]The big bamboo so bold and strong
[02:09.73]The big bamboo stands up straight and tall
[02:13.22]The big bamboo pleases one and all
[02:32.53]I gave my woman a sugar cane
[02:35.71]Sweets to the sweet she did explain
[02:39.40]She handed it back to my surprise
[02:42.68]She liked the flavor but not the size
[02:46.47]She wanted big bamboo, always long
[02:50.36]The big bamboo so bold and strong
[02:53.99]The big bamboo stands up straight and tall
[02:57.07]The big bamboo pleases one and all
[03:17.59]The big bamboo, always long
[03:19.84]The big bamboo it is so bold and strong
[03:23.57]The big bamboo stands up straight and tall
[03:26.61]The big bamboo pleases one and all
[03:31.62]A China man they called him Lip Long Lo
[03:34.55]Got married when in Mexico
[03:38.10]His wife divorced him very quick
[03:41.33]She want bamboo and not a chopstick
[03:44.62]She wanted big bamboo, always long
[03:48.81]The big bamboo so bold and strong
[03:52.44]The big bamboo stands up straight and tall
[03:55.87]The big bamboo pleases one and all
[04:15.24]Big bamboo, always long
[04:18.03]The big bamboo it is so bold and strong
[04:21.37]The big bamboo stands up straight and tall
[04:26.20]The big bamboo pleases one and all