Under The Bamboo Tree 1902

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 2 Dec 2008
2008

Down in the jungles
lived a maid,
of royal blood
though dusky shade,
a marked impression
once she made
upon a Zulu
from Matabooloo,
And ev'ry morning he would be
down underneath a bamboo tree,
awaiting there his love to see
and then to her he'd sing:

If you lak a me
lak I lak a you
and we lak a both the same,
I lak a say
this very day
I lak a change your name,
'cause I love a you
and love a you true
and if you a love a me,
One live as two
two live as one
under the bamboo tree.

And in this simple jungle way,
he wooed the maiden ev'ry day,
by singing what he had to say,
one day he seized her
and gently squeezed her
and then beneath the bamboo green,
he begged her to become his queen,
the dusky maiden blushed unseen
and joined him in his song.

If you lak a me
lak I lak a you
and we lak a both the same,
I lak a say
this very day
I lak a change your name,
'cause I love a you
and love a you true
and if you a love a me,
One live as two
two live as one
under the bamboo tree.

This little story strange but true,
is often told in Mataboo,
of how this Zulu tried to woo
his jungle lady
in tropics shady
although the scene was miles away,
right here at home
I dare to say
you'll hear some Zulu ev'ry day
Gush out this soft refrain:

If you lak a me
lak I lak a you
and we lak a both the same,
I lak a say
this very day
I lak a change your name,
'cause I love a you
and love a you true
and if you a love a me,
One live as two
two live as one
under the bamboo tree.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Under The Bamboo Tree 1902
by Bob Cole
© MCMII by Jos.W.Stern & Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 2 December 2008 at 17.22
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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