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From the film "Shanghai Surprise"
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I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW I'VE GONE ASTRAY,
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I SHOULD BE SAILING AWAY ON A LINER.
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I WAS KNOCKED ON MY BACK ON A DOCK AT YANG-TSE,
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IT'S A HELL OF A WAY TO SEE CHINA.
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BUT I'M READY.
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YOU MUST BE CRAZY...
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AND YOU GOT NO MONEY...
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AND YOU'RE A LIAR...
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MY STRAITS ARE DIRE FROM THE WOK INTO THE FIRE,
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I'D LIKE TO TRUST YOU BUT I'VE BROKEN MY RICKSHAW.
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SOMETIMES THERE'S NO HOPE IN, IN CHASING OPIUM,
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I'D LIKE TO LOVE YOU BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S IN YOUR EYES,
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MM, SHANGHAI SURPRISE.
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WHATEVER YOU'RE SAYING, I WANT IT ANYWAY IN
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BEEN HANGING 'ROUND LIKE A KID AT YOUR BACK DOOR.
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OH, BABE!
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YOU COULD BE KINDER, AND SHOW ME ASIA MINOR,
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I'LL LET YOU LOVE ME, LET YOU SEE WHAT'S HERE IN MY EYES,
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SHANGHAI SURPRISE.
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YOU MUST BE CRAZY... CRAZY...
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AND YOU GOT NO MONEY... MONEY...
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AND IT SEEMS LIKE MADNESS...
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BACK STREETS SO CROWDED THAT NO ROOM TO SWING A CAT,
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I'D LIKE TO KNOW YOU BUT YOU'RE ACTING SO COOLIE.
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I'M FINDING OUT PURSUED BY EVIL LOOKING DUDES,
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IT'S GETTING HOT FOR ME LIKE TOFU WHEN IT DEEP FRIES,
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OH, SHANGHAI SURPRISE.
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BUT, BABY, YOU LOOK LIKE ANY COMMON CROOK
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THAT'S HANGING 'ROUND IN THOSE REAL SHADY PLACES.
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OH, BABY!
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WHILE YOU ASSESS ME, WHY NOT TRY TO IMPRESS ME?
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STEP OVER HERE, LET ME SEE WHAT'S THERE IN YOUR EYES,
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OH, SHANGHAI SURPRISE.
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I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW I GOT DELAYED,
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I SHOULD BE SAILING TODAY ON A LINER.
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WAS KICKED IN THE ASS ON A DOCK AT YANG-TSE,
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IT'S NO WAY FOR A MAN TO SEE CHINA.
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BUT I'M READY.
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YOU MUST BE CRAZY... CRAZY...
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AND YOU GOT NO MONEY... MONEY...
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BUT YOU'RE A TRYER...
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MY STRAITS ARE DIRE FROM THE WOK INTO THE FIRE,
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I'D LIKE TO MEET YOU BUT I'VE BROKEN MY CHOPSTICK.
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SOMETIMES THERE'S NO HOPE IN, IN CHASING PROMISES,
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I WANNA LOVE YOU THOUGH IT COULD PROVE TO BE UNWISE,
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SHANGHAI SURPRISE.
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WHATEVER YOU'RE SAYING, I WANT IT ANYWAY IN
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IN HANGING 'ROUND FOR A RIDE ON YOUR RICKSHAW.
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OH, BABE!
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YOU MAY CORRECT ME, NOW THAT YOU'VE INSPECTED ME,
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COME OVER HERE, LET ME FEEL YOU CUT DOWN TO SIZE,
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OH, SHANGHAI SURPRISE.
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MY STRAITS ARE DIRE FROM THE WOK INTO THE FIRE,
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I'D LIKE TO KNOW YOU BUT I'M NOT REALLY SOCIAL.
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SOMETIMES IT'S NO JOKE, CAN'T COPE WITH OPIUM,
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I'D LIKE TO LOVE YOU BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S IN YOUR EYES,
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SHANGHAI SURPRISE.
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SHANGHAI SURPRISE.
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SHANGHAI SURPRISE.
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AND YOU GOT NO MONEY...
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BUT YOU'RE A TRYER...
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SHANGHAI SURPRISE
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| George Harrison |
