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Hong Kong Blues Lyrics by Hoagy Carmichael

Stardust Road

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[Verse]
It's the story of a very unfortunate colored 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
And now he's poppin' the piano just to raise the price
Of a ticket to the land of the free
Well, he say his home's in Frisco where they ship the rice
But it's really in Tennessee
That's why he said
[Bridge]
"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 far behind me
For happiness once again
Won't somebody believe
I've a yen to see that Bay again
But when 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"
[Verse]
That's the story of a very unfortunate colored 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
Credits
Hoagy Carmichael

Hoagy Carmichael

About “Hong Kong Blues” by Hoagy Carmichael

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"Hong Kong Blues" appears on "Stardust Road".

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