I'd love to get you
On a slow boat to China,
All to myself alone,
Get you and keep you
In my arms ever more,
Leave all your lovers
Weeping on a faraway shore.
Out on the briny
With the moon big and shiny
Melting your heart of stone.
Honey, I'd love to get you
On a slow boat to China
All by myself alone.
Instrumental
I'd love to get you
On a slow boat to China
All to myself alone,
A twist in the rudder
And a rip in the sails,
Drifting and dreaming?
Honey, throw the compass over the rail!
Out on the ocean,
Far from all the commotion,
Melting your heart of stone.
Honey, I'd love to get you
On a slow boat to China
All to myself alone.