I Played Around In Chinatown

Just A-Passin' Time Away

When Black Jack Red Hit Me In The Head

And When I Woke Up Next Day, I Was Many Miles Away



I Was SHANGHAIED On An Ocean Freighter

I Was SHANGHAIED Eatin' Beans And Taters

I Was SHANGHAIED On An Ocean Freighter

And I Wanna Get Back To Shore, Back To The Gold Coast Shore



They Throwed Me Off In Old Hong Kong

Put Me On My Own

Not A Penny In My Pocket, Ten Thousand Miles From Home

That's A Mighty Long Way From Home



I Was SHANGHAIED In Old Hong Kong

I Was SHANGHAIED, I Was All Alone

I Was SHANGHAIED, Wanna Get Back Home

Back To The Gold Coast Shore, Back To The Gold Coast Shore



I Worked For Grub On An Old Dutch Tub,

Wound Up In L.A.

Where A Pretty Little Girl Took Me On A Whirl

And When I Woke Up Next Day, When I Woke Up Next Day...



I Was SHANGHAIED For The Rest Of My Life

I Was SHANGHAIED, But That's All Right

I Was SHANGHAIED, Got A Pretty Little Wife

And I'm Never Leavin' Home No More, Never Leavin Home No More.