A popular song from 1919
Words and music by Lynn Cowan and Alex Sullivan
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. In a little bamboo China store
Nestling by the sea in Singapore
Lonely China maiden, pretty Fan-San
Waits for her sailor man
Tears of joy are in her almond eyes
Little China maid no longer sighs
For she just received a loving note
This is what he wrote
Chorus:
Fan-San, Fan-San, you know I love but you
Fan-San, Fan-San, please make my dreams come true
I miss old China and her Oriental nights
I long to stroll again beneath those lantern lights
All alone with Fan-San, Fan-San
Someday we’ll happy be
In our bamboo shack beside the silvery sea
When the Lotus blooms in June
I’ll go on my honeymoon
All alone with pretty Fan-San
2. Pretty little maid of Singapore
Watches every boat that comes to shore
Since the day he sent that sweet little note
Fan-San is always glad
Chinese wedding bells will ring in June
All the sing-song girls will croon love’s tune
Sailor lad will soon be back again
Singing this refrain