"Under the Bamboo Tree" is a song featured in the 1944 film Meet Me in St. Louis sung by Judy Garland as Esther Smith and Margaret O'Brien as "Tootie" Smith.
Lyrics[]
Esther:
Down in the jungles lived a maid
Of royal blood though dusky shade
Tootie:
A marked impression once she made
Upon a Zulu
Esther:
From Matabooloo
Tootie:
And every morning he would be
Down underneath the bamboo tree
Esther:
A waitin' there his love to see
Tootie:
And then to her he'd sing
Both:
To her he'd sing
If you like-a me, like I like-a you and we like-a both the same
I like-a say this very day, I like-a change your name
'Cause I love-a you and lov-a you true and if you-a love-a me
One live as two, two live as one
Under the bamboo tree
Esther Smith • Tootie Smith • Anna Smith • Alonzo Smith • Alonzo "Lon" Smith Jr. • Rose Smith • John Truitt • Agnes Smith • Lucille Ballard • Warren Sheffield • Colonel Darly • Johnny Tevis
