Spent some time feelin' inferior  standing in front of my mirror  Combed my hair in a thousand ways  but I came out looking just the same    Daddy said, "Son, you better see the world  I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to leave  But 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 felt you didn't fit in  French police wouldn't give me no peace  They 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 peacful riot  when all I wanted was a cup of tea  I was accused  I moved on    Down in Rome I wasn't getting enough  of the things that keeps 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  'for the Vatican don't give no sanction  I wasn't ready for that, no no    I moved right out east yeah!  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  Shangai Lil never used the pill  She claimed that it just ain't natural  She took me up on deck and bit my neck  Oh people I was glad I found her  Oh yeah I was glad I found her    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 they had the words I could tell to you  to help you on the way down the road  I 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  You didn't have to come here anyway  So remember, every picture tells a story don't it