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