Biografia:
Os The Jolly Boys é uma banda de Port Antonio, Jamaica. Foi formada em 1955 e teve o grande sucesso comercial nos finais dos 80 e nos anos 90 entre os fãs de reggae e música do mundo.
Os Jolly Boys começaram a carreira num grupo chamado Navy Island Swamp Boys que se formou no final dos anos 50 e tocaram frequentemente em festas de Errol Flynn.
Discografia:
1977 Roots of Reggae: Music From Jamaica (Lyrichord)
1979 Jolly Boys at Club Caribbean (Club Caribbean)
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Outras músicas:
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[Verse 1]
E B
I Asked my lady what could I do
B7 E
To make her happy and to keep her true
E7 A
She Said only one thing I want from you
E B7 E
Is a little bitty piece of that big bamboo
[Chorus]
E B
The big bamboo, always long
B7 E
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong
E7 A
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall
E B E
The big bamboo pleases one and all
[Verse 2]
E B
Gave my lady a banana plant
B7 E
She said to me this is elegant
E7 A
It's much to nice to go to waste
E B7 E
Cause it's much too soft to suit my taste
[Chorus]
E B
The big bamboo, always long
B7 E
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong
E7 A
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall
E B E
The big bamboo pleases one and all
[Verse 3]
E B
Gave my lady two coconuts
B7 E
She said to me this is ok, but
E7 A
I know you want to be nice to me
E B7 E
But what good are the nuts without the bamboo tree
[Chorus]
E B
the big bamboo, always long
B7 E
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong
E7 A
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall
E B E
The big bamboo pleases one and all
[Verse 4]
E B
Gave my lady a sugar cane
B7 E
Sweets to the sweet I did explain
E7 A
Gave it back to my surprise
E B7 E
Said she liked the flavor but not the size
[Chorus]
E B
The big bamboo, always long
B7 E
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong
E7 A
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall
E B E
The big bamboo pleases one and all
E B
The big bamboo, always long
B7 E
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong
E7 A
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall
E B E
The big bamboo pleases one and all
[Verse 5]
E B
I Knew a China man named Lip Long Lo
B7 E
He went and married down in Mexico
E7 A
His wife divorce him very quick
E B7 E
Because she want bamboo and not a lousy chop stick
[Chorus]
E B
The big bamboo, always long
B7 E
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong
E7 A
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall
E B E
The big bamboo pleases one and all
E B
The big bamboo, always long
B7 E
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong
E7 A
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall
E B E
The big bamboo pleases one and all
E B
I Asked my lady what could I do
B7 E
To make her happy and to keep her true
E7 A
She Said only one thing I want from you
E B7 E
Is a little bitty piece of that big bamboo
[Chorus]
E B
The big bamboo, always long
B7 E
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong
E7 A
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall
E B E
The big bamboo pleases one and all
[Verse 2]
E B
Gave my lady a banana plant
B7 E
She said to me this is elegant
E7 A
It's much to nice to go to waste
E B7 E
Cause it's much too soft to suit my taste
[Chorus]
E B
The big bamboo, always long
B7 E
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong
E7 A
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall
E B E
The big bamboo pleases one and all
[Verse 3]
E B
Gave my lady two coconuts
B7 E
She said to me this is ok, but
E7 A
I know you want to be nice to me
E B7 E
But what good are the nuts without the bamboo tree
[Chorus]
E B
the big bamboo, always long
B7 E
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong
E7 A
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall
E B E
The big bamboo pleases one and all
[Verse 4]
E B
Gave my lady a sugar cane
B7 E
Sweets to the sweet I did explain
E7 A
Gave it back to my surprise
E B7 E
Said she liked the flavor but not the size
[Chorus]
E B
The big bamboo, always long
B7 E
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong
E7 A
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall
E B E
The big bamboo pleases one and all
E B
The big bamboo, always long
B7 E
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong
E7 A
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall
E B E
The big bamboo pleases one and all
[Verse 5]
E B
I Knew a China man named Lip Long Lo
B7 E
He went and married down in Mexico
E7 A
His wife divorce him very quick
E B7 E
Because she want bamboo and not a lousy chop stick
[Chorus]
E B
The big bamboo, always long
B7 E
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong
E7 A
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall
E B E
The big bamboo pleases one and all
E B
The big bamboo, always long
B7 E
The big bamboo grows so bold and strong
E7 A
The big bamboo stands so straight and tall
E B E
The big bamboo pleases one and all
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