Bamboo Road - 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 they callous 'cause my working day’s too long

Up on Bamboo Road (Bamboo Road)

Up on Bamboo Road (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

See you in the big house kitchen window from the cane fields where I’m in

Up on Bamboo Road (Bamboo Road)

Up on Bamboo Road (Bamboo Road)

Yeah you’re sweeter than sugar cane

Sweeter than 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 (Bamboo Road)

Up on Bamboo Road (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

Yeah you’re sweeter than the sugar cane

Sweeter than the sugar cane