Hong kong, tokyo and singapore   New york, boston and baltimore   They'll take you right down where you don't want to go   If you talk too fast and you walk too slow   Shanghaid, shanghaid   Been locked up and shanghaid   Shanghaid, shanghaid   Been locked up and shanghaid   I tried to live by the golden rule   Do unto others and they'll do unto you   Every time I get turned on I end up singing the same song   Shanghaid, shanghaid   Been locked up and shanghaid   Shanghaid, shanghaid   Been locked up and shanghaid   I was crossing the desert on a sunny day   I met two women that passed my way   They took me to a tent and they locked the door and all they   Ever said was "more, more"   Shanghaid, shanghaid   Been locked up and shanghaid   Shanghaid, shanghaid   Been locked up and shanghaid   And I'm standing right here with my usual slack   Police got me for talking back   "you're out on the street, you'd better watch your step   If you talk too loud, now button your lip"   Shanghaid, shanghaid   Been locked up and shanghaid   Shanghaid, shanghaid   Been locked up and shanghaid   Sitting in a bar in west berlin   Sipping on a glass that's low again   Talking to a woman I thought I knew   The lights went out and I did too   Shanghaid, shanghaid   Been locked up and shanghaid   Shanghaid, shanghaid   Been locked up and shanghaid