Under The Bamboo Tree
From "Sally In Our Alley"; "Nancy Brown";
"Meet Me In St. Louis" 
Composer(s): John Rosamond Johnson; Bob Cole
Performer(s): Judy Garland; Margaret O'Brien;
and various other artists



Down in the jungles lived a maid
Of royal blood though dusky shade
A marked impression once she made
Upon a Zulu from Matabooloo
And ev'ry morning he would be
Down underneath the bamboo tree
Awaiting there his love to see
And then to her he'd sing

If you lak-a-me lak I lak-a-you
And we lak-a-both the same
I lak-a-say
This very day
I lak-a change your name
'Cause I love-a-you and love-a you true
And if you-a love-a me
One live as two, two live as one
Under the bamboo tree

And in this simple jungle way
He wooed the maiden ev'ry day
By singing what he had to say
One day he seized her
And gently squeezed her
And then beneath the bamboo green
He begged her to become his queen
The dusky maiden blushed unseen
And joined him in his song

If you lak-a-me lak I lak-a-you
And we lak-a-both the same
I lak-a-say
This very day
I lak-a change your name
'Cause I love-a-you and love-a you true
And if you-a love-a me
One live as two, two live as one
Under the bamboo tree

This little story strange but true
Is often told in Mataboo
Of how this Zulu tried to woo
His jungle lady
In tropics shady
Although the scene was miles away
Right here at home I dare to say
You'll hear some Zulu ev'ry day
Gush out this soft refrain

If you lak-a-me lak I lak-a-you
And we lak-a-both the same
I lak-a-say
This very day
I lak-a change your name
'Cause I love-a-you and love-a you true
And if you-a love-a me
One live as two, two live as one
Under the bamboo tree