. . . To Your Lonely Little Mi Moi San
A popular song from 1917.
Words by The Loos Brothers.
Music by Paul Biese and F. Henri Klickmann.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Beneath a spreading bamboo tree
Far off in old Japan
A Geisha girl cries silently
Just for her soldier man
She waits for him so patiently
When shades of night appear
From ‘neath the swaying bamboo tree
She prays for him to hear
CHORUS
Come back to Bamboo Land
To your lonely little Mi Moi San
For her heart is always crying
And sighing for you, just you
Here ‘neath bamboo cover waits a faithful lover
I know that you will come back to me
While lanterns burn for you I yearn
I pray each night for your return
Come back to Bamboo Land
To your lonely little Mi Moi San
My tears are falling and calling for you
2. A wondrous moon shines from above
Far off in old Japan
A happy couple speak of love
A honeymoon they plan
The birds all sing sweet melodies
The moonbeams gently play
From ‘neath the swaying bamboo tree
No more you’ll hear her say