Roy Acuff - Filipino Baby Lyrics

When the warship's left Manila sailing proudly o'er the sea deep blue sea

Many sailors hearts were filled with sad regret

Looking backward to this Island where they spent such happy hours happy hours

Making love to every pretty girl they've met



Well up stopped a little sailor with his pride eyes all aglow all aglow

Saying take a look at my girl's photograph

Then the sailors gathered round him just to look upon her face smiling face

And he said I love my Filipino baby



She's my Filipino baby she's my trasure and my pet loving pet

Her teeth are bright and pearly and her hair as black as jet

Her lips are sweet as honey and her heart is true I know true I know

She's my darling little dark eyed Filipino

[ banjo ]

In a little rustic cottage in the port of Filipines Filipines

Dwells a pretty little maiden all alone

And she's thinking of her darling who is far across the sea deep blue sea

And her heart beats true for him and him alone



Then one day he whispered darling I've come back from Caroline South Caroline

I've come back to claim the only girl I love

Then that night there was a wedding as the ships crew gathered round all around

And he wed his little Filipino baby



She's my Filipino baby...

She's my darling little dark eyed Filipino