I asked my woman what should I do I asked my woman what should I do Perguntei a minha mulher o que devo fazer to make her happy and to keep it true to make her happy and to keep it true fazê-la feliz e para mantê-las verdadeiras And she said: what I want from you And she said: what I want from you E ela disse: o que eu quero de você is a little, little piece of the big bamboo is a little, little piece of the big bamboo é um pedaço, pouco pouco do bambu grande The big bamboo it grows down strong The big bamboo it grows down strong O bambu grande que cresce para baixo forte the big bamboo it grows down and long the big bamboo it grows down and long o bambu grande que cresce para baixo e de longo the big bamboo stands up straight and tall the big bamboo stands up straight and tall o bambu se levanta grandes retas e altas the big bamboo pleases one and all the big bamboo pleases one and all o bambu grande agrada a todos e cada um I gave my woman a sugar cane I gave my woman a sugar cane Eu dei a minha mulher cana-de-açúcar the sweetest of the sweetest, I didn't explain the sweetest of the sweetest, I didn't explain doce de doce, eu não explicar she gave it back, much to my surprise she gave it back, much to my surprise ela deu para trás, para minha surpresa she liked the flavor, but not the size she liked the flavor, but not the size ela gostava do sabor, mas não o tamanho The big bamboo it grows down and long The big bamboo it grows down and long O bambu grande que cresce para baixo e de longo the big bamboo is always strong the big bamboo is always strong o bambu grande é sempre forte the big bamboo stands up straight and tall the big bamboo stands up straight and tall o bambu se levanta grandes retas e altas the big bamboo pleases one and all the big bamboo pleases one and all o bambu grande agrada a todos e cada um I gave my girl a coconuts I gave my girl a coconuts Eu dei a minha menina cocos she said she liked: it's ok, but she said she liked: it's ok, but ela disse que gostou: é ok, mas there's only one thing that worries me: there's only one thing that worries me: só há uma coisa que me preocupa: what good is the nuts without a tree? what good is the nuts without a tree? o que é bom as porcas sem uma árvore? The big bamboo it grows down and long The big bamboo it grows down and long O bambu grande que cresce para baixo e de longo the big bamboo is always strong the big bamboo is always strong o bambu grande é sempre forte the big bamboo stands up straight and tall the big bamboo stands up straight and tall o bambu se levanta grandes retas e altas the big bamboo pleases one and all the big bamboo pleases one and all o bambu grande agrada a todos e cada um I met a china man without a dick bamboo I met a china man without a dick bamboo Eu conheci um homem china sem um pau de bambu he got married with a mexico he got married with a mexico ele se casou com uma méxico his wife passed him drinking quick his wife passed him drinking quick sua esposa passou-lhe de beber rápida she liked bamboo but not chopstick she liked bamboo but not chopstick ela gostava pauzinho de bambu, mas não The big bamboo it grows down and long The big bamboo it grows down and long O bambu grande que cresce para baixo e de longo the big bamboo is always strong the big bamboo is always strong o bambu grande é sempre forte the big bamboo stands up straight and tall the big bamboo stands up straight and tall o bambu se levanta grandes retas e altas the big bamboo pleases one and all the big bamboo pleases one and all o bambu grande agrada a todos e cada um