[Verse 1]
I asked my woman what must I do (What must I do?)
To make her honest and keep love true (And keep love true)
She said Sparrow all I want from you (I want from you)
Is a little little piece, baby (Just a little little piece)
Of the big bamboo

[Chorus]
What she really want (Bamboo), grows out from the ground (Bamboo)
It's so big and strong (Bamboo), stand up straight and tall (Bamboo)
Pleases one and all (Bamboo), tadadada (Bamboo)
Lalalala (Bamboo) laladedada (Bamboo) tadadada
The big big bamboo bamboo (lalalala lalalala lalala)
Working for the yankee dollars
The big big bamboo bamboo (lalalala lalalala lalala)
Working for the yankee dollars

[Verse 2]
I gave my woman a coconut (A coconut)
She told me she thought it was ok, but (It is ok, but)
To my surprise she gave it back to me (Right back to me)
What good is the nut baby, tell me what good is the nut
Without the tree?

[Chorus]
What she really want (Bamboo), grows out from the ground (Bamboo)
It's so big and strong (Bamboo), stand up straight and tall (Bamboo)
Pleases one and all (Bamboo), tadadada (Bamboo)
Lalalala (Bamboo) laladedada (Bamboo) tadadada
The big big bamboo bamboo (lalalala lalalala lalala)
Working for the yankee dollars
The big big bamboo bamboo (lalalala lalalala lalala)
Working for the yankee dollars
[Verse 3]
I gave my woman a sugarcane (A sugarcane)
Very very sweet, I must explain (I must explain)
And she gave it back much to my surprise (To my surprise)
I love this flavour, I really really (Love this flavour)
But not the size

[Chorus]
What she really want (Bamboo), grows out from the ground (Bamboo)
It's so big and strong (Bamboo), stand up straight and tall (Bamboo)
Pleases one and all (Bamboo), tadadada (Bamboo)
Lalalala (Bamboo) laladedada (Bamboo) doobiedoobiedota
The big big bamboo bamboo (lalalala lalalala lalala)
Working for the yankee dollars
The big big bamboo bamboo (lalalala lalalala lalala)
Working for the yankee dollars

[Verse 4]
Now ever since the world began (The world began)
Woman was always fooling man (Fooling man)
And, but they found out women were always true (Always true)
To the man they know who would jam them
(When they know they really would jam them)
With the big bamboo

[Chorus]
What they really want (Bamboo), grows out from the ground (Bamboo)
It's so big and strong (Bamboo), stand up straight and tall (Bamboo)
Pleases one and all (Bamboo), tadadada (Bamboo)
Lalalala (Bamboo) laladedada (Bamboo) doobiedoobiedota
The big big bamboo bamboo (lalalala lalalala lalala)
Working for the yankee dollars
The big big bamboo bamboo (lalalala lalalala lalala)
Working for the yankee dollars
[Verse 5]
A Japanese came to America (To America)
For a woman, he bought out Rockefeller Plaza (Rockefeller Plaza)
She said Hai Hai Hai no more Ari Ka Toh (Ari Ka Toh)
You show up me with your riches
When I only want a few inches
Ah di big bamboo

[Chorus]
What she really want (Bamboo), grows out from the ground (Bamboo)
It's so big and strong (Bamboo), stand up straight and tall (Bamboo)
Pleases one and all (Bamboo), tadadada (Bamboo)
Tadilala (Bamboo) laladedada (Bamboo) babbadibabbaditade
The big big bamboo bamboo (lalalala lalalala lalala)
Working for the yankee dollars
The big big bamboo bamboo (lalalala lalalala lalala)
Working for the yankee dollars