Mighty Sparrow Big Bamboo Lyrics

[Instrumental]

I asked my woman what must I do, (what must I do)
To make her honest and keep love true (and keep love true)
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!) ladadada (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 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

A Japanese came to America (to America)
For a woman he brought out Rockefeller Plaza (Rockefeller Plaza)
She said Hai Hai Hai no more arigato (arigato)
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!)
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

[Fade]