Big Bamboo Lyrics

Big Bamboo lyrics

Mighty Sparrow – Big Bamboo



I asked my woman what must I do, what must I do

To make her honest and keep love too, and keep love too

She said Sparrow all I want from you, I want from you 

Is a little little piece baby, just a little little piece of the big bamboo



Well she’s ready for, bamboo, grows out from the ground, bamboo

It’s so big and strong, bamboo stand up straight and tall, bamboo

Please it’s what I want  bamboo, tadadada bamboo lalalala bamboo
laladedada bamboo tadadada

The big big bamboo bamboo lalalala lalalala lalala

Working for the yankee dollars

The big big bamboo bamboo lalalala lalalala lalala

Working for the yankee dollars



I gave my woman a coconut , a coconut

She told me she thought, it was ok but, it is ok but

To my surprise she gave it back to me, right back to me

What good is the nut baby, tell me what good is the nut without the tree 



Well she’s ready for, bamboo, grows out from the ground, bamboo

It’s so big and strong, bamboo, stand up straight and tall, bamboo

Please it’s what I want, bamboo, tadadada bamboo lalalala bamboo
laladedada bamboo 

The big big bamboo bamboo lalalala lalalala lalala

Working for the yankee dollars

The big big bamboo bamboo lalalala lalalala lalala

Working for the yankee dollars



I gave my woman a sugarcane, a sugarcane

Very very sweet, I must explain, I must explain

And she gave it back much to my surprise, to my surprise

I love this flavour I really,really  love this flavour but not the size



Well she’s ready for, bamboo, grows out from the ground, bamboo

It’s so big and strong, bamboo, stand up straight and tall, bamboo

Please it’s what I want, bamboo, tadadada bamboo lalalala bamboo
laladedada bamboo dubydubydubydoo

The big big bamboo bamboo lalalala lalalala lalala

Working for the yankee dollars

The big big bamboo bamboo lalalala lalalala lalala

Working for the yankee dollars



Now ever since the world began, the world began

Woman was always fooling man, fooling man

And, but they found out women were always true, always true

To the man then, who would jam them,when they really really would jam them

With the big bamboo



Well they’re ready for, bamboo, grows out from the ground, bamboo

It’s so big and strong, bamboo, stands up straight and tall, bamboo

Please it’s what I want bamboo, tadadada bamboo lalalala bamboo
laladedada bamboo dubydubydubydoo

The big big bamboo bamboo lalalala lalalala lalala

Working for the yankee dollars

The big big bamboo bamboo lalalala lalalala lalala

Working for the yankee dollars



A Japanese came to America, to America

For a woman he brought out Rockefeller Plaza, Rockefeller Plaza

She said Hai Hai Hai no more Ari Ka Toh, Ari Ka Toh

You show up me with your bridges, 

When I only want a few inches at the big bamboo



Well she’s ready for, bamboo, grows out from the ground, bamboo

It’s so big and strong, bamboo, stands up straight and tall, bamboo

Please it’s what I want bamboo, tadadada bamboo lalalala bamboo laladeda
bamboo tadadada

The big big bamboo bamboo lalalala lalalala lalala

Working for the yankee dollars

The big big bamboo bamboo lalalala lalalala lalala

Working for the yankee dollars