Shanghai Moon

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There's a paper dragon above makeshift sheds Fireworks and smoke in sky blood red The whistles and bells gonna fill up a young boy's head All Kansas City born and bred [Chorus] From a parasol Pretty china doll In the dim sum room His soul stands still Her eyes are diamond filled Call her Shanghai Moon [Verse 2] He wants to touch her, he wants to speak He wants to move but his legs are weak She smiles so sweetly, takes his quivering hand Whispering words he don't understand [Chorus] His head starts to swoon But he can't come in From this jade lagoon Soon thе bed starts to sway Like the junk out in thе bay Under Shanghai moon [Bridge] He says, "I love you, come away with me I'll take you places you've never seen" She says, "I almost be sixteen Call me Shanghai Moon" (Oh) [Verse 3] Suddenly he's a stranger in a foreign land Way over his head like an old gap band She takes his money, he drinks her Scotch He falls asleep as she takes his watch [Chorus] She is living best she can Keeps her eyes behind a fan Call her Shanghai Moon She's a nightmare, she's a dream She's the best he's ever seen Shanghai Moon [Bridge] He says, "I love you, come away with me I'll take you places you've never seen" She says, "I almost be sixteen soon Call me Shanghai" Oh yeah, oh yeah [Chorus] Shanghai Moon (Shanghai Moon) Oh, Shanghai Moon Shanghai Moon (Shanghai Moon) Shanghai Moon Shanghai (Shanghai) [Outro] Shanghai, Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghai