“Ma Filipino Babe” Lyrics

Song lyrics that read: "Verse 1: On a war boat from Manila, Steaming proudly o’er the foam, There were many sailors’ hearts fill’d with regret; Gazing backwards at the islands, Where they’d spent such happy days Making love to ev’ry pretty girl they met; When up spoke a colored sailor lad With bright eyes all aglow, ‘Just take a look at ma gal’s photograph.’ How the white crew laugh’d and chaffed him. Where shiny face they saw. But he said: “I love ma Filipino baby.” Chorus: She’s ma Filipino baby, She’s ma treasure and ma pet. There’s no yaller gal that’s dearer, Though her face is black as jet For her lips are sweet as honey, And her heart is pure I know; She’s ma pretty blackfaced Filipino baby. Verse 2: In a little rustic cottage In the far off Philippines, Sits a little black-faced maiden all alone, Waiting for sailor lover; Though he’s black as black can be, Yet she loves him and her heart for him does yearn. Suddenly she hears his dear voice, As he cries out, ‘Carolin, I’ve come back to the only gal I love.’ And that night there was a wedding, All the ship’s crew gathered there. When he wedded his black Filipino baby.

“Ma Filipino Babe” Lyrics

Related Lessons

lesson:
American Imperialism in the Philippines featuring ALAMAT

Grades: High
Subjects: Social Studies/History

What was the justification and impact of American imperialism in the Philippines and how does ALAMAT’s music video “kasmala” reflect American imperialism in the Philippines?