Roy Acuff - Filipino Baby lyrics

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When the warship's left Manila

Sailing proudly o'er the sea deep blue sea

Many sailors hearts were filled with sad regret

Looking backward to this Island

Where they spent such happy hours, happy hours

Making love to every pretty girl they've met

Well up stopped a little sailor

With his pride eyes all aglow, all aglow

Saying take a look at my girl's photograph

Then the sailors gathered ?round him

Just to look upon her face smiling face

And he said I love my Filipino baby

She's my Filipino baby

She's my treasure and my pet loving pet

Her teeth are bright and pearly

And her hair as black as jet

Her lips are sweet as honey

And her heart is true, I know true, I know

She's my darling little dark eyed Filipino

In a little rustic cottage

In the port of Philippines, Philippines

Dwells a pretty little maiden all alone

And she's thinking of her darling

Who is far across the sea deep blue sea

And her heart beats true for him and him alone

Then one day he whispered darling

I've come back from Caroline, South Caroline

I've come back to claim the only girl I love

Then that night there was a wedding a

S the ships crew gathered round all around

And he wed his little Filipino baby

She's my Filipino baby

She's my darling little dark eyed Filipino