Under The Bamboo Tree chords by Judy Garland

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