The Merrymen - Big Bamboo lyrics
rate meMoney in the hand is the Yankee dollar bill<br />
Money in the hand is the Yankee dollar bill<br />
Money in the hand is the Yankee dollar bill<br />
Money in the hand is the Yankee dollar bill<br />
Oh, with the big, big bamboo, bamboo<br />
O la la la la la la la la la<br />
Working for the Yankee dollar<br />
<br />
Well I asked my lady, "What should I do to make her happy and make love true?"<br />
She said, "The only thing that I want from you is a little, little piece of a big bamboo"<br />
With the big, big bamboo, bamboo<br />
O la la la la la la la la la<br />
Working for the Yankee dollar<br />
<br />
Well, I gave my lady a sugar cane<br />
Sweet up the sweets I did explain<br />
She gave it back to my surprise<br />
She liked the flavour but not the size<br />
She wants the big, big bamboo, bamboo<br />
O la la la la la la la la la<br />
Working for the Yankee dollar<br />
<br />
Well, I gave my lady a coconut<br />
She said, "I like it, it's OK but the only thing that worries me, what good are the nuts without the tree?"<br />
I want the big, big bamboo, bamboo<br />
O la la la la la la la la la<br />
Working for the Yankee dollar<br />
<br />
Now I gave my lady a banana plant<br />
She said, "I like it, it's elegant<br />
You must not let it go to waste<br />
It's much too soft to suit my taste?"<br />
I want the big, big bamboo, bamboo<br />
O la la la la la la la la la<br />
Working for the Yankee dollar<br />
<br />
Now I met a Chinese Mongol Dig Hung Do<br />
He got married, went to Mexico<br />
His wife divorced him very quick<br />
She wants bamboo and not chopstick<br />
It is the big, big bamboo, bamboo<br />
O la la la la la la la la la<br />
Working for the Yankee dollar<br />
<br />
Money in the hand is the Yankee dollar bill<br />
Money in the hand is the Yankee dollar bill<br />
Money in the hand is the Yankee dollar bill<br />
Money in the hand is the Yankee dollar bill
