Songwriters: Bill Crompton / Norman Murrells
The House Of Bamboo lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
first released 1958 Andy Williams, popularized 1960 Earl Grant version
Intro
[A]
(drum roll )
Chorus
[A] [G] [A]
Number fifty-four
[A] [G] [Em7] [A]
The house with the bamboo door
[A] [G] [Em7] [A] [G]
Bamboo roof and bamboo walls
[Em7] [A] [G] [Em7] [A] [A] [G] [A7]
They've even got a bamboo floor!
Verse 1
[Em7] [A] [G/B] [A7] [D6] [D7] [Gdim] [D]
You must get to know Soho Joe
[Em7] [A] [G/B] [A7]
He runs an Expresso,
[D] [C] [D] [D7] [Gdim] [D]
Called the House of Bamboo
Verse 2
[Em7] [A] [G/B] [A7]
It's-a made of sticks
[D6] [D7] [Gdim] [D]
Sticks and bricks
[Em7] [A] [G/B] [A]
But you can get your kicks
[D] [C] [D] [A] [G] [A7]
In the house of bamboo
Bridge 1
[A7] [Em7] [G/B] [A7] [Em7] [A7] [Em7] [A7]
In this ca - si - no, you can drink a chi no
[D] [A7] [G] [D] [Bm7] [A7] [G] [D]
And it's gotcha swingin' to the cha cha
[A7] [Em7] [G/B] [A7] [Em7] [A7] [Em7] [A7]
Dance the bo - le - ro in a som - bre - ro
[D] [A7] [G] [D]
Shake, a-like a snake!
[A7] [Em7] [G/B] [A7] [Em7] [A7] [Em7] [A7]
You wanna drop in when the cats are hop - pin'
[D] [A7] [G] [D] [Bm7] [A7] [G] [D]
Let your two feet move-a to the big beat;
[A7] [Em7] [G/B] [A7] [Em7] [A7] [Em7] [A7]
Pick yourself a kit - ten and listen to a plat - ter
[D] [A7] [G] [D]
That rocks the juke-box!
Verse 3
[Em7] [A] [G/B] [A7] [D6] [D7] [Gdim] [D]
I'm-a telling you, when you're blue
[Em7] [A] [G/B] [A7]
Well there's a lot to do
[D] [C] [D]
In the House Of Bamboo
[musical interlude - 8 measures - horn solo]
[A] [G] [A7] [D6] [D7] [Gdim] [D]
.... mmmh ....
[A] [Em7] [A7] [G] [A]
.... lets go, oh! ....
Verse 1
[Em7] [A] [G/B] [A7] [D6] [D7] [Gdim] [D]
You must get to know Soho Joe
[Em7] [A] [G/B] [A7]
He runs an Expresso,
[D] [C] [D] [D7] [Gdim] [D]
Called the House of Bamboo
Bridge 2
[A7] [Em7] [G/B] [A7] [Em7] [A7] [Em7] [A7]
In this ca - si - no, you can drink a chi no
[D] [A7] [G] [D] [Bm7] [A7] [G] [D]
Let your two feet move-a to the big beat;
[A7] [Em7] [G/B] [A7] [Em7] [A7] [Em7] [A7]
Pick yourself a kit - ten and listen to a plat - ter
[D] [A7] NC
That rocks!
Verse 3
[Em7] [A] [G/B] [A7] [D6] [D7] [Gdim] [D]
I'm-a telling you, when you're blue
[A] [G/B] [A]
Well there's a lot to do
[D] [C] [D]
In the House Of Bamboo,
Outro
[A] [G] [A]
Number fifty-four
[A] [G] [Em7] [A]
The house with the bamboo door
[A] [G] [Em7] [A] [G]
Bamboo roof and bamboo walls
[Em7] [A] [G] [Em7] [A] [D] [C] [D]
They've even got a bamboo floor! (In the House Of Bamboo)
[Em7] [A] [G] [Em7] [A] [D] [C] [D]
They've even got a bamboo floor! (In the House Of Bamboo)
(fade)
