Slow Boat to China-John Prine

[00:12.44]Let's take a slow boat to China. Leave from South Carolina [00:19.63]Let's take our time and go the long way [00:25.65]On a junk boat to Thailand with your hand in mine hand [00:31.97]I sure hope we got something to say [00:37.94]Well, this old boat's go no sail so won't you please hold our mail- [00:44.31]For awhile [00:50.43]Thanks anyway pal but the Suez Canal [00:56.39]Ain't our style [01:02.72]Let's take a slow boat to China and maybe we'll find a [01:09.39]New way to play those same old games [01:15.26]The stars just might show us and the captain will know us [01:21.54]Shake our hands and call us by our first names [01:27.81]We'll send a postcard to Grandpa of a vase or rickshaw [01:33.57]He don't care [01:39.68]We'll buy Mom a kimono or maybe we'll just phone her [01:46.16]When we're there [02:17.34]We'll drink sake at night beneath the soft harbor lights [02:23.16]On the bay [02:29.44]We'll build house on the hill next to Shangri-Li Bill [02:35.34]And we'll stay [02:41.13]Let's take that slow boat to China (Let's go) [02:45.14]Slow boat to China (Real Slow) [02:48.12]Slow boat to China (Let's go) [02:51.10]Slow boat to China (Real Slow) [02:54.18]Let's go Real Slow [03:00.40]Let's go Real Slow [03:06.64]Let's go Real Slow [03:12.55]Let's take that slow boat to China (Let's go) [03:15.66]Slow boat to China (Real Slow) [03:19.41]Slow boat to China (Let's go)