Spent some time feelin' inferior   Standin' in front of my mirror   Combed my hair in a thousand ways   But I came out lookin' just the same      Daddy said, "Son you better see the world   I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to leave   Just remember one thing don't lose your head   To a woman that'll spend your bread" so I got out      Paris was a place you could hide away   If you thought you didn't fit in   French police wouldn't give me no peace   Claimed I was a nasty person      Down along the Left Bank, minding my own   Was knocked down by a human stampede   Got arrested for inciting a peaceful riot   When all I wanted was a cup of tea, I was accused      Down in Rome I wasn't getting enough   Of the things that keep a young man alive   My body stunk but I kept my funk   At a time when I was right out of luck      Getting desperate indeed I was   Looking like a tourist attraction   Oh my dear I better get out of here   Before the Vatican don't give no sanction, I wasn't running oh no      And on the Peking ferry I was feeling merry   Sailing on my way back here   I fell in love with a slit eyed lady   By the light of an eastern moon      Shanghai Lil never used the pill   She claimed that it just ain't natural   She took me up on deck and bit my neck   People I was glad I found her, oh yes so glad      Wait a minute   Well I firmly believe that I didn't need anyone but me   I sincerely thought I was so complete   Look how wrong you can be   The women I've known I wouldn't let tie my shoe   They wouldn't give you the time of day   But the slit eyed lady knocked me off my feet      God I was glad I found her   And if there were words I could tell to you   To help you on the way down the road   Couldn't quote you no Dickens, Shelley or Keats   'Cause it's all been said before      Make the best out of the bad just laugh it off   Didn't have to come here anyway   So remember, every picture tells a story don't it?   Every picture tells a story don't it?   Every picture tells a story don't it?   Every picture tells a story don't it?   ...