|
IT'S THE STORY OF A VERY UNFORTUNATE COLOURED MAN
|
WHO GOT ARRESTED DOWN IN OLD HONG KONG.
|
HE GOT TWENTY YEARS' PRIVILEGE TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM
|
WHEN HE KICKED OLD BUDDHA'S GONG.
|
|
NOW HE'S POPPIN' THE PIANO JUST TO RAISE THE PRICE
|
OF A TICKET TO THE LAND OF THE FREE.
|
WELL, HE SAYS HIS HOME'S IN 'FRISCO
|
WHERE THEY SEND THE RICE,
|
BUT IT'S REALLY IN TENNESSEE.
|
|
THAT'S WHY HE SAYS;
|
|
I NEED SOMEONE TO LOVE ME,
|
I NEED SOMEBODY TO CARRY ME HOME TO SAN FRANCISCO
|
AND BURY MY BODY THERE.
|
I NEED SOMEONE TO LEND ME A FIFTY-DOLLAR BILL AND THEN
|
I'LL LEAVE HONG KONG BEHIND ME
|
FOR HAPPINESS ONCE AGAIN.
|
|
WON'T SOMEBODY BELIEVE,
|
I'VE A YEN TO SEE THAT BAY AGAIN.
|
EV'RYTIME I TRY TO LEAVE,
|
SWEET OPIUM WON'T LET ME FLY AWAY.
|
|
I NEED SOMEONE TO LOVE ME,
|
I NEED SOMEBODY TO CARRY ME HOME TO SAN FRANCISCO
|
AND BURY MY BODY THERE.
|
|
THAT'S THE STORY OF A VERY UNFORTUNATE COLOURED MAN
|
WHO GOT ARRESTED DOWN IN OLD HONG KONG.
|
HE GOT TWENTY YEARS' PRIVILEGE TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM
|
WHEN HE KICKED OLD BUDDHA'S GONG.
|
|
|
|
-----------------
|
HONG KONG BLUES
|
| George Harrison |
