When the warships left Manila
Sailin' proudly o 'er the sea
Many sailors' hearts were
Lookin' backward to this island
When up stepped a little sailor
With his bright eyes all aglow
Then the sailors gathered round him
Just to look up on her face
She's my treasure and my 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 true, I know
She's my darlin' little Filipino baby,
In a little rustic cottage in the
Dwells a lonely little maiden all alone
She is thinking of her true love
Though he's far across the sea
But her heart beats true for
Then one day he whispered, Darling,
I've come back from Carolina
Then that night there was a wedding
While the ships together round
And he wed his little Filipino baby
She's my treasure and my pet
Her teeth are bright and pearly
And her hair is black as jest
Oh, her lips are sweet as honey
And her heart is true, I know
She's my darlin' little Filipina baby
