Where The Bamboo Babies Grow 1922

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 3 Dec 2008
2008

Sailor Bill McCann
was a handsome sailor man
who took a trip
on a ship
down to the Bamboo Islands.
He got back one day
feeling kind of gay
when I asked him why
here's all he had to say
Folderoldol
Folderoldol
Folderoldol dee
Next time I go to sea
Come on along with me.

Gee! but it's grand in the land
where the Bamboo Babies grow,
Oh! what a sight ev'ry night
when the balmy breezes blow.
They wear a dress
that is less than
a dress of calico
Some shake East,
some shake West,
You'll shake your hat
and your coat and your vest
Each little peach on the beach
has a dance that makes you fall
even Eva Tanguay'd
have to give 'em gangway
that ain't all.
If you're feeling silly
daffy dilly
and your pulse is slow
go find a hut
and go right off your nut
where the Bamboo babies grow.

Gee! but it's grand in the land
where the Bamboo Babies grow,
Oh! what a sight ev'ry night
when the balmy breezes blow.
They can improve on the moves
of the dances that you know
Some are thin,
some are fat,
some shake this
when they can't shake that
There on the sand
ev'ry night hand in hand
they dance and sing.
If you've got a quarter
you can buy the daughter
of the king
If you're feeling loco
in your coco
pack your grip and go
get a wife for a spoon
and two for a broom
where the Bamboo Babies grow.

Sailor Bill McCann
said: "Boys, I've got a plan,
to be a king 'n ev'rything
down on the Bamboo Islands
I'll be king alright
'Cause they crowned me one night
talk about your queens
there's more than Heinz has beans
Folderoldol
Folderoldol
Folderoldol dee
I'm nutty as can be
the squ'r'ls are after me.

Gee! but it's grand in the land
where the Bamboo Babies grow,
Oh! what a sight ev'ry night
when the balmy breezes blow.
They wear a dress
that is less than
a dress of calico
Some shake East,
some shake West,
You'll shake your hat
and your coat and your vest
Each little peach on the beach
has a dance that makes you fall
even Eva Tanguay'd
have to give 'em gangway
that ain't all.
If you're feeling silly
daffy dilly
and your pulse is slow
go find a hut
and go right off your nut
where the Bamboo babies grow.

Gee! but it's grand in the land
where the Bamboo Babies grow,
Oh! what a sight ev'ry night
when the balmy breezes blow.
They can improve on the moves
of the dances that you know
Some are thin,
some are fat,
some shake this
when they can't shake that
There on the sand
ev'ry night hand in hand
they dance and sing.
If you've got a quarter
you can buy the daughter
of the king
If you're feeling loco
in your coco
pack your grip and go
get a wife for a spoon
and two for a broom
where the Bamboo Babies grow.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Where The Bamboo Babies Grow 1922
Music by Walter Donaldson
Lyrics by Lew Brown
© MCMXXII by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 3 December 2008 at 20.12
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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