Big Bamboo - Saragossa Band

i Asked my woman what could I do

To make her happy and to keep her true

She Said only one thing I want from you

Is a little bitty piece of that big bamboo

She want the big bamboo, always long

The big bamboo grows so bold and strong

The big bamboo stands so straight and tall

The big bamboo pleases one and all

Gave my lady a sugar cane

Sweets to the sweet I did explain

Gave it back to my surprise

Said she liked the flavor but not the size

Gave my lady two coconuts

She said to me this is ok, but

I know you want to be nice to me

But what good are the nuts without the bamboo tree

Gave my lady a banana plant

She said to me this is elegant

It’s much to nice to go to waste

Cause it’s much too soft to suit my taste

i Knew a China man named Lip Long Lo

He went and married down in Mexico

His wife divorce him very quick

Because she want bamboo and not a lousy chop stick