Slow Boat To China Lyrics by John Prine
Album : Aimless Love
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Let's take a slow boat to China
Leave from South Carolina
Let's take our time and go the long way

On a junk boat to Thailand
With your hand in mine hand
We're sure hope we got something to say

Well, this old boat's go no sail
So won't you please hold our mail
For a while

But thanks anyway pal
But the Suez Canal
Ain't our style

Let's take a slow boat to China
And maybe we'll find a
New way to play those same old games

The stars just might show us
And the Captain will know us
Shake our hands and call us
By our first names

We'll send a postcard to Grandpa
Of a vase or rickshaw
He don't care

We'll buy Mom a Kimono
Or maybe we'll just phone her
When we're there

We'll drink Saki at night
Beneath the soft harbor lights
On the bay

We'll build house on the hill
Next to Shangrila Bill
And we'll stay

Let's take that slow boat to China
(Let's go)
Slow boat to China
(Real slow)

Slow boat to China
(Let's go)
Slow boat to China
(Real slow)

Let's go real slow
Let's go real slow
Let's go real slow

We get a slow boat to China
(Let's go)
Slow boat to China
(Real slow)

Slow boat to China
(Let's go)
Slow boat to China
(Real slow)

Let's go real slow
Let's go real slow
Let's take a slow boat to China   Leave from South Carolina   Let's take our time and go the long way      On a junk boat to Thailand   With your hand in mine hand   We're sure hope we got something to say      Well, this old boat's go no sail   So won't you please hold our mail   For a while      But thanks anyway pal   But the Suez Canal   Ain't our style      Let's take a slow boat to China   And maybe we'll find a   New way to play those same old games      The stars just might show us   And the Captain will know us   Shake our hands and call us   By our first names      We'll send a postcard to Grandpa   Of a vase or rickshaw   He don't care      We'll buy Mom a Kimono   Or maybe we'll just phone her   When we're there      We'll drink Saki at night   Beneath the soft harbor lights   On the bay      We'll build house on the hill   Next to Shangrila Bill   And we'll stay      Let's take that slow boat to China   (Let's go)   Slow boat to China   (Real slow)      Slow boat to China   (Let's go)   Slow boat to China   (Real slow)      Let's go real slow   Let's go real slow   Let's go real slow      We get a slow boat to China   (Let's go)   Slow boat to China   (Real slow)      Slow boat to China   (Let's go)   Slow boat to China   (Real slow)      Let's go real slow   Let's go real slow