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
Part 2
And now he's popping 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
I need someone to love me
I need somebody to carry me home to San Francisco
And bury my body there
Part 3
I need someone to lend me a fifty dollar bill and then
I'll leave Hong Kong behind me for happiness once again
Part 4
Won't somebody believe
I've a yen to see that bay again
Every time 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
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