Under the Bamboo Tree lyrics, words and music by Robert Cole and The Johnson Bros., 1902
Song lyriccs to Under the Bamboo Tree as performed by Margaret O’Brien (“Tootie”) and Judy Garland (“Esther”) in Meet Me in St. Louis
Esther (Judy Garland)
Down in the jungles lived a maid
Of royal blood though dusky shade
Tootie (Margaret O’Brien)
A marked impression once she made
Upon a Zulu
Esther (Judy Garland)
From Matabooloo
Tootie (Margaret O’Brien)
And every morning he would be
Down underneath the bamboo tree
Esther (Judy Garland)
A Waitin’ there his love to see
Tootie (Margaret O’Brien)
And then to her he’d sing
Together
To her he’d sing
If you like-a me, like I like-a you and we like-a both the same
I like-a say this very day, I like-a change your name.
‘Cause I love-a you and lov-a you true and if you-a love-a me
One live as two, two live as one
Under the bamboo tree
