Si You Si Bi

(A Lionel Ritchie Say You, Say Me parody - mostly in Hokkien. ;-)

Si you, si bi, toot tiok claypot
Jing choot bi
Si you, si bi, toot tiok bachang
Jing jiak pang

I had a dream, that was sibeh cheem
Heiko in roti, putting orh luak in curry
What I made was so indeterminate
My stomach rumbled a shout, I had to throw up

Si you si bi, toot tiok porridge
ho seng li
Si you si bi, toot tiok kiam neng
buay jing ee

As we go down life's kitchen highway
Seems the hardest thing to do is find a helper or two
That able hand or a server you'll understand
That when you order laksa mai hum
She's not going to stand there and stare, "Shen mo tilam?'

Si you si bi, toot tiok tiong-kok nang
Bo cake ki
Si you si bi, toot tiok wa nang
Poon bi bi

- by TC Lai

*si yu - soy sauce
*si bi - is rice grain
*toot tiok - meet/bump into
*jing choot bi - very flavourful
*jing jiak pang - very fragrant
*ho seng li - good business
*buay jing ee - cannot recognise
*shen mo - 'what is' in Mandarin
*tilam - pillow
*tiong-kok - PRC (mainland Chinese)
*bo cake ki - direct/ no need to be polite
*poon bi bi - blow whistle (happy like a child)