Trouble on the waterfront   Evil in the air   When the Chinatown patrol came down   To bring a little order there      They came in undercover   To the laundry's back room   And right there before their eyes   Was a Shanghai saloon      Shoot out in Chinatown   They lined them up against the wall   They're gonna turn the place upside down   Till you won't recognize it at all      Streets were wide open   'Til the break of dawn   'Twas Frisco in its heyday   Imported from Hong Kong      For about five dollars   Or one thousand yen   You could gamble n ramble in a brothel   Or take it to the opium den      Shoot out in Chinatown   They nailed up every door   They're gonna level it to the ground   And close it up for evermore      Confucius had once stated   All across the land   Below the surface, crime and love   They go hand in hand      The fire dragons burn   Buddha's lost his smile   But swears that we will meet again   In just a little while      Shoot out in Chinatown   They lined them up against the wall   They're gonna turn the place upside down   Till you won't recognize it at all