Filipino Baby
"Filipino Baby" is a country music song written by Bill Cox and Clarke Van Ness.The song tells of warships leaving Manila as sailors recall the islands where they spent happy hours "making love to every pretty girl they met."One bright-eyed sailor displays a photo of his Filipino maiden, described as "my treasure and my pet", who has pearly teeth, hair as black as jet, and lips as sweet as honey.[1][2] While the song's original lyrics refer to a "colored sailor" and a "black-faced" Filipino girl, this element was modified in later versions.[12] Additional covers include versions by Charley Pride,[13] Roy Acuff,[14] Dave Dudley,[15] Mitchell Torok,[16] Bob Luman,[17] Mac Wiseman[18] and Pearl Harbour.
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