Song from 'Man With Tw Brains' (1 Viewer)

[Eric_L]

I am hopeful someone can help me. I've googled, I've yahoo'd and even Microsoftd and got no luck.

In the Steve Martin movie, 'The Man with Two Brains' Steve Martin sings a song, actually a duet with a brain. I think it was the song when they met. The only words I can remember is...

"If you lika me like I lika you" then something like "then we like us both the same" though I could be wrong on the last part.

Is this a real song? Where is it from? I am at a loss, plese help. I'd love to buy a MP3 of it if I could only find it...

 

[TimDoss]

Try a search for "Under the Bamboo Tree"

 

[MatthewA]

I have someone singing that song, but it's on an LP, though.

 

[RafaelB]

It is "Under The Bamboo Tree" and was also sung in "Meet Me In St. Louis" by Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien.

It's been so long since I've seen Man w/2 Brains, I didn't even remember that was in it.

Rafael.

 

[Eric_L]

you are all so cool. Thank you very much. I so never would have found it myself.

 

[Eric_L]

Under the Bamboo Tree
Words and Music by Bob Cole
Verse 1: 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 a bamboo tree,
A waiting there his love to see.
And then to her he'd sing;

Chorus: 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.

Verse 2: 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;

Chorus: 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.

Verse 3: 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:

Chorus: 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.

 

[Alf S]

"GET THAT CAT OUT OF HERE!"