When the warships left Manila
Sailin' proudly o 'er the sea,
deep blue sea
All the sailors' hearts were
filled with sad regret
Lookin' backwards to this island
Where they'd spent such happy hours,
happy hours
Making love to every
pretty girl they met
Went up, stepped the little sailor
with his bright eyes
All aglow, all aglow
Saying, take a look at my gal's photograph
And the sailors gathered
round him just to look
Up on her face, smilin' face
And he said, I love my Filipino baby
Well, she's my Filipino baby
She's my darlin',
she's my pet, lovin' pet
Her teeth are bright and pearly
And her hair is black as jet
Oh, her lips are sweet as honey
And her heart is pure, I know, yes, I know
And I love my little Filipino baby
In a little rusty cottage in
the far -off
Philippines, Philippines
Dwells a pretty little
maiden all alone
And she's thinking of her true love
Though he's 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, North Caroline
I've come back to claim
the only girl I love
And that night there was a wedding
while the ship crew gathered around,
all around
And he wed his little Filipino baby
Girl, she's my Filipino baby,
she's my darlin',
she's my pet, lovin' pet
Her teeth are bright and pearly
and her hair is black as jelly
Oh, her lips are sweet as honey
and her heart is pure, I know, yes, I know
And I love my little Filipino baby