It's a 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 And 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 Every time I try to leave I need someone to love me Sweet opium won't let me fly away 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
[00:21.600]It's a story of a very unfortunate coloured man [00:26.170]Who got arrested down in old Hong Kong [00:30.580]He got twenty years [00:31.800]Privilege taken away from him [00:32.340]When he kicked old Buddha's gong [00:38.690]And now he's poppin' the [00:39.630]Piano just to raise the price [00:42.980]Of a ticket to the land of the free [00:46.410]Well he says his home's [00:47.960]In 'Frisco where they send the rice [00:50.530]But it's really in Tennessee [00:54.750]That's why he says: [00:59.430]I need someone to love me [01:03.530]I need somebody to carry [01:07.460]Me home to San Francisco [01:12.040]And bury my body there [01:16.300]I need someone to lend me [01:20.490]A fifty dollar bill and then [01:24.130]I'll leave Hong Kong behind me [01:28.880]For happiness once again [01:33.770]Won't somebody believe [01:36.580]I've a yen to see that Bay again [01:42.160]Every time I try to leave [01:49.390]I need someone to love me [01:49.480]Sweet opium won't let me fly away [01:53.910]Need somebody to carry [01:57.470]Me home to San Francisco [02:02.790]And bury my body there [02:22.760]That's the story of a very [02:24.190]Unfortunate coloured man [02:27.010]Who got arrested down in old Hong Kong [02:31.430]He got twenty years [02:32.230]Privilege taken away from him [02:35.310]When he kicked old Buddha's gong
