The Poor Chinee

Intro
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(Take a little girl from the poor Chinee)
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Verse 1
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My name-a Sinsin, me come from China
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Biggy low ship, I come along here
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Wind blow hard, it kick-y up bubbly
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Ship make a China boy feel very queer
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Me bring along me a little girl nice-y
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She come along just to be my wife
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Say that she love me once or twice-y
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Make a big swear, do it all of her life

Chorus
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Me like a bow-wow, very good chow chow
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Me like-a little girl, she like-a me
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Me come from Hong Kong, white man come along
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Take a little girl from the poor Chinee
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(Take a little girl from the poor Chinee)
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Chorus
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Me go-ey downstairs, take a little walk-y
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Bye-bye, little girl, me come back
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Me catch a white man and little girl talk-y
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He kiss-a little girl, a very good smack
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Long time ago, when we were babies
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Our fathers lit ceremonial fires
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Swore someday we'd kissy kissy coochie
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Now white man makin' ancestor liar

Chorus
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Me like a bow-wow, very good chow chow
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Me like-a little girl, she like-a me
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Me come from Hong Kong, white man come along
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Take a little girl from the poor Chinee
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(Take a little girl from the poor Chinee)

Verse 3
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Me think-y something smell fishy fishy
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Something besides my shrimp chow mein
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Little girl actin' kinda wash-a-wishy
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Make a Chinee sorta sorry he came

Chorus
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Me like a bow-wow, very good chow chow
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Me like-a little girl, she like-a me
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Me come from Hong Kong, white man come along
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Take a little girl from the poor Chinee
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Take a little girl from the poor Chinee
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Take a little girl from the poor Chinee
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Take a little girl from the poor Chinee
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Take a little girl from the poor Chinee
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Take a little girl from the poor Chinee