Lyr Req: House of Bamboo

Subject: House of Bamboo
From:
Date: 02 Jun 01 - 10:48 PM

Seeking the lyrics to the Chorus of House of Bamboo, recorded by Earl Grant & recently covered by Southern Culture on the Skids. Extreme thanks to anyone who can help.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: House of Bamboo
From: Sorcha
Date: 03 Jun 01 - 12:33 AM

No luck with lyrics. Tried Lyrics World, Google and Nutz. All I found was recordings.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: House of Bamboo
From: Dorrie
Date: 03 Jun 01 - 04:30 PM

Is that the song that goes- Number 54 Its the house with the bamboo door Bamboo roof and bamboo walls even got a bamboo floor i cant think of the rest but if thats it all keep trying dorrie xxx

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: House of Bamboo
From: Peg
Date: 04 Jun 01 - 01:45 PM

I heard this on a litle independent film shown on PBS recently; cool song.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: House of Bamboo
From:
Date: 05 Jun 01 - 02:27 AM

Yes, Dorrie. That's the song. I can't find the lyrics on the usual lyrics websites (running the title against Earl Grant, Andy Williams & Southern Culture on the Skids). I also checked the Earl Grant, Andy Williams & S.C.O.T.S. websites. I also searched for the composer & lyricist: William Crompton & Norman Murrels. I have a request in with a vintage music website for the sheet music, if they can find it. So far, I've come up empty. Most of the lyrics I can make out. It's just a few phrases in the chorus that have me stumped.

Thanks for your help.

Subject: Lyr Add: HOUSE OF BAMBOO (Earl Grant)
From: Pene Azul
Date: 05 Jun 01 - 04:11 AM

Thanks to Dorrie's hint, I found it on a cached, now apparently defunct page through Google.
(email sent)

House Of Bamboo
(Earl Grant)

Number fifty-four, the house with a bamboo door
Bamboo roof and bamboo walls
They've even got a bamboo floor

You must get to know (ah!) soho Joe
He runs an espresso called the House of Bamboo

It's-a made of sticks, sticks and bricks
But you can get your kicks in the House of Bamboo
And it's got to swing it to the cha-cha
Dance the bolero in a sombrero
Shake a-like a snake!
You wanna drop in when the cats are hoppin'
Let your two feet move-a to the big beat
Pick yourself a kitten and listen to a platter that rocks
The jukebox
I'm-a tellin' you, when you're blue
Well, there's a lot to do in the House of Bamboo
Go, pretty boy, let's go, go!

In this casino you can drink cappuccino
Let your two feet move-a to the big beat
Pick yourself a kitten and listen to a platter that belts
I'm-a tellin' you, when you're blue
Well, there's a lot to do in the House of Bamboo

In the House of Bamboo

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: House of Bamboo
From: Charley Noble
Date: 05 Jun 01 - 08:23 AM

Three cheers for digging this one up!!! Any clues to when it was written and whether it was ever a "hit"? I might find a place for it, among the odds and ends, in my housing songbook along with "Dry Weather Housing" and "No-Tell Hotel."

Landlady's Daughter, not to be confused with Charley Noble et al

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: House of Bamboo
From: Dorrie
Date: 05 Jun 01 - 03:07 PM

nice one glad i helped you dorrie xxx