Under the Bamboo Tree
by Cole and Johnson Bros.
1903
Original semi-controversial lyrics...many other alternatives are available online
Verse
[C] [G7]
Down in the jungle lived a maid,
[C] [G7]
Of royal blood, though dusky shade; [alt: out in a palace in the shade]
[E7] [Am]
A marked impression once she made,
[D7] [G7]
Upon a Zulu from Matabulu;
[C] [G7]
And ev'ry morning he would be
[C] [G7]
Down underneath the bamboo tree,
[E7] [Am]
Awaiting there his love to see
[D7] [G7]
And then to her he'd sing:
Chorus
[C] [F] [C] [F]
If you like-a-me like I like-a-you
[C] [F] [C]
And we like-a-both the same,
[G7]
I like-a-say, This very day,
[C]
I'd like-ta change your name;
[C] [F] [C] [F]
'Cause I love-a-you and love-you a-true
[C] [F] [C]
And if you-a love-a me.
[G7]
One live as two, two live as one,
[C]
Under the bamboo tree.
