Bamboo

Bamboo walls, bamboo ceiling,

And the rain come down, seem to say

In a voice so appealing,

Go away, oh don't delay.



Though there's bamboo all around me,

I vow, I'll find a way.

But bamboo has tied and bound me,

And I know I'm here to stay.



Why do the tom-toms all beat

So loudly,

Why do the shadows all seem to

Crowd me?



Can't stop this pounding, pounding,

Pounding, in my head

Through the night I toss, on my

Bamboo bed.



Bamboo walls, bamboo ceiling,

Hold me, though love is gone.

In my heart, there is no feeling

But somehow, I carry on.



Bamboo walls, bamboo ceiling

Bamboo beam, within my heart.