Bamboo Road Songtext
von Willy DeVille

I wake up in the morning
And I work till night
My skin has turned brown
From that sun so bright
All night I′m tossing and turning
'Cause my dreams are so strong
And my hands stay calloused
′Cause my working day's too long
Up on Bamboo Road
Up on Bamboo Road
Yes, you're sweeter than the sugar cane
Up on Bamboo Road
We walk out to the cane fields
All thirty-five men
At twelve o′clock they give us water
And we stagger back again
Four o′clock the sun gets higher
I hear that screen door slam
I see you in the big house kitchen window
From the cane field where I'm at


Up on Bamboo Road
Up on Bamboo Road
Yes, you′re sweeter than the sugar cane
Sweeter than the sugar cane
Sweeter than the sugar cane
Up on Bamboo Road
I want to hold you close, cher
I can only see you when I can
All day I cut that pure cane sugar
But I'm still a starving man
Up on Bamboo Road
Up on Bamboo Road
Yes, you′re sweeter than the sugar cane
Sweeter than the sugar cane
Sweeter than the sugar cane
Up on Bamboo Road
Up on Bamboo Road
Yes, you're sweeter than the sugar cane
Sweeter than the sugar cane
All day I cut that pure cane sugar, baby
But you′re sweeter, sweeter, sweeter, sweeter
Than that pure cane sugar
Ooh wee
Yes, you're sweeter than the sugar cane
Up on Bamboo Road
Sweeter, sweeter than the sugar cane
Up on Bamboo Road
Up on Bamboo Road
Up on Bamboo Road
Up on Bamboo Road
Up on Bamboo Road