John Mellencamp - Welcome To Chinatown lyrics

Written by John Mellencamp

In the cool of the evening

I don't know the reason

But I long to touch

Some young tender hearts sometimes

So I go to this party

With a bunch of me hardies

They say don't get too cute

Don't get too smart

'Cause these people are crazy

They toot coke and drink wang-too

And they talk in some crazy tongue

There's a slit-eyed lady

Say'n don't you be so stupid

I may be old but I'm still good fun

Still good fun

Yeah I'm still good fun

Well I ain't that choosy

I'll flip-flop with a floozy

If I figure there's no strings attached

But sometimes I loose my feet

Underneath the back seat

And I have to fly my heart at half mast

Well this old bitty

She was smart and she was witty

She was really out of control you know

It was stumble or fall

I had my back to the wall

I didn't know to bet on win, place or show

Chorus:

Welcome to Chinatown, she said

I'm gonna lay your body down, she said

I ain't no queen, but I'm wearin' this crown

She said

Welcome to Chinatown

Welcome to Chinatown

Well she shimmered and she shook

What she wanted she took

She shook like some rickshaw ride

She stuck her fingers down my throat

'Till I almost choked

I thought I'd gone heaven and died

Well she took me by the ear

And said what do you want to hear boy

You want to hear those crazy old lies

I said nothing you can say girl

Can drive me away

Just check my complexion

Make sure I'm still alive

Chorus:

Welcome to Chinatown, she said

I'm gonna lay your body down, she said

I ain't no queen, but I'm wearin' this crown

She said

Welcome to Chinatown

Welcome to Chinatown

Welcome to Chinatown

Welcome to Chinatown