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[NIXON] News, news News, news, news, news, news News, news, news, news, news Has a, has a, has a Has a kind of mystery Has a, has a, has a Has a kind of mystery When I shook hands When I shook hands with Chou Enlai When I shook hands with Chou Enlai On this bare field outside Peking Just now, the world was listening [CHOU] May I [NIXON] The whole world was listening [CHOU] May I [NIXON] Listening Listening And though we spoke quietly And though we spoke quietly And though we spoke quietly The eyes and ears of history History History [NIXON, CHOU] Caught evеry gesture May I intro— Caught evеry gesture Introduce Caught every gesture May I introduce Caught every word The deputy minister Transforming us Of security As we, transfixed [CHOU] The deputy [NIXON] Transforming us as we, transfixed [CHOU] The minister [NIXON] Transforming us as we, transfixed Made history History As we made history The eyes and ears of history As we made history On our flight over from Shanghai The countryside looked drab and grey "Brueghel," Pat had said We came in peace for all mankind I said, I said I said, I said I said, "We came in peace for all mankind" And I was put in mind Of our Apollo astronauts Simply achieving a great human dream We live in an unsettled time We live in an unsettled time Who, who, who, who Who are our enemies? Who, who, who, who Who are our friends? Who are our friends? The Eastern Hemisphere beckoned to us And we have flown East of the sun West of the moon Across an ocean of distrust Filled with the bodies of our lost The Earth's Sea of Tranquility The Earth's Sea of Tranquility Tranquility The Earth's Sea News, news News, news News, news News, news It's prime time in the USA It's prime time in the USA It's yesterday night It's yesterday night Yesterday night They watch us now The three main networks' colors glow Livid through drapes onto the lawn Dishes are washed and homework done The dog and grandma fall asleep A car roars past playing loud pop Is gone As I look down the road I know America is good at heart An old cold warrior piloting towards An unknown shore Through shoals The rats begin to chew the sheets The rats The rats begin to chew the sheets The rats begin to chew the sheets The rats begin to chew the sheets The rats The rats The rats begin to chew the sheets There's murmuring down below There's murmuring There's murmuring Murmuring Now there's ingratitude My hand is steady as a rock A sound like mourning doves Reaches my ears Nobody is a friend of ours The nation's heartland skips a beat As our hands shield the spinning globe From the flame-throwers of the mob We must press on We know we want [KISSENGER] Mr President Mr President Mr President [NIXON] What? [KISSENGER] Oh, yes