Big Bamboo

	  		
verse 1 

  E                   B 
I Asked my lady what could I do 
   B7                    E 
To make her happy and to keep her true 
E7                        A 
She Said only one thing I want from you 
     E                          B7     E 
Is a little bitty piece of that big bamboo 

    E           B 
The big bamboo, always long 
    B7                  E 
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong 
    E7                   A 
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall 
    E                  B       E 
The big bamboo pleases one and all
 

verse 2 

E                B 
Gave my lady a banana plant 
    B7                 E 
She said to me this is elegant 
     E7              A 
It's much to nice to go to waste 
           E                B7      E 
Cause it's much too soft to suit my taste 

    E           B 
The big bamboo, always long 
    B7                  E 
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong 
    E7                   A 
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall 
    E                  B       E 
The big bamboo pleases one and all 


verse 3 

E                B 
Gave my lady two coconuts 
    B7                 E 
She said to me this is ok, but 
  E7                  A 
I know you want to be nice to me 
    E                      B7                 E 
But what good are the nuts without the bamboo tree 

    E           B 
the big bamboo, always long 
    B7                  E 
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong 
    E7                   A 
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall 
    E                  B       E 
The big bamboo pleases one and all
 

verse 4 

E              B 
Gave my lady a sugar cane 
B7                    E 
Sweets to the sweet I did explain 
E7              A 
Gave it back to my surprise 
         E                    B7      E 
Said she liked the flavor but not the size 

    E           B 
The big bamboo, always long 
    B7                  E 
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong 
    E7                   A 
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall 
    E                  B       E 
The big bamboo pleases one and all 
    E           B 
The big bamboo, always long 
    B7                  E 
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong 
    E7                   A 
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall 
    E                  B       E 
The big bamboo pleases one and all 


Verse 5 

E                        B 
I Knew a China man named Lip Long Lo 
   B7                       E 
He went and married down in Mexico 
    E7               A 
His wife divorce him very quick 
            E                     B7         E 
Because she want bamboo and not a lousy chop stick 

    E           B 
The big bamboo, always long 
    B7                  E 
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong 
    E7                   A 
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall 
    E                  B       E 
The big bamboo pleases one and all 
    E           B 
The big bamboo, always long 
    B7                  E 
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong 
    E7                   A 
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall 
    E                  B       E 
The big bamboo pleases one and all