SIMILAU
(Cole / Coleman)

Peggy Lee - 1949
Desi Arnez - 1951
Sallie Blair - 1957
The Surfaris - 1963
Also recorded by: Caterina Valente; Bobby Darin;
Martin Denny; Jimmy Dorsey; Artie Shaw; Edmundo Ross.


(I Similau, I Similau, I Similau, I Similau)

Spirit in the wood beat the hollow cane
Spirit in the wood take away the pain
Make the body ripe and alive again
I Similau (I Similau, I Similau)

Spirit in the heart make the blood flow fast
Spirit in the heart make the beauty last
Keep the hope alive when the youth go past
I Similau (I Similau, I Similau)

When my lover comes upon the scene
Drop a petal from the tree
Fling the mountain up into the sky
Fill the river with the sea

Spirit in the wood let the hollow cane
Echo in the afterglow
Waiting for the flame to burn again
I Similau (I Similau I Similau)



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2003)
(Additions by Nigel Hunter - February 2004)