Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Me Ol' Bamboo

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: Me Ol' Bamboo - Michael Ball/Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Ensemble/Original Broadway Cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Composer：Richard M. Sherman/Robert B. Sherman

Producer：Chris Walker

5 4 3 2 1 hey

Here we go

Me ol' bamboo me ol' bamboo

You'd better never bother with me ol' bamboo

You can have me hat or me bumbershoo

But you'd better never bother with me ol' bamboo

A gentle's got a walking stick a seaman's got a gaff

And the merry men of Robin Hood they used a quarterstaff

On the Spanish plains inside their canes

They hide their ruddy swords

But we make do with an old bamboo

And everyone applauds

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 hey

Me ol' bamboo me ol' bamboo

You'd better never bother with me ol' bamboo

You can have me hat or me bumbershoo

But you'd better never bother with me ol' bamboo

When punting on the beautiful Thames

You use a sturdy pole

To protect their fair complexion ladies use a parasol

It's useful in the underbrush to have a hefty spear right

But what we do with an old bamboo makes everybody cheer

1 2 3 oh

Me ol' bamboo me ol' bamboo

You'd better never bother with me ol' bamboo

You can have me hat or me bumbershoo

But you'd better never bother with me ol' bamboo

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 hey

1 2 3 4 5 6 aah

Me ol' bamboo me ol' bamboo

You'd better never bother with me ol' bamboo

You can have me hat or me bumbershoo

But you'd better never bother with me ol' bamboo

You'd better never bother with me ol' bamboo