Chinatown

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I walked the tracks like a dog gone stray
Draggin' its chain toward a dying day
The sun sets low in Chinatown
And a howlin' moon chases me down
I said my prayers to Paris
I said good morning Rome
When I lost my baby, Lordy
I lost my home... in Chinatown

A petty thief from the Five & Dime
He took my love and made it rhyme
He sang it twice like a black folk song
'bout jelly rolls and a love gone wrong
I chased the train down the alley
Until my breath was gone
Oh that devil-man, Lord
He made me weep and moan....in Chinatown

The heat did sing in his room that night and
the curtains hung with the windows wide
His eyes were veiled like Spanish lace
and the sweat rained down my painted face
There was a light all a-glowing,
A halo 'round his head
I cried, My God, if you hear me, Lordy,
Oh, let me die in bed!..... In Chinatown

So, I walked the tracks like a dog gone stray
Draggin' its chain toward a dying day
The sun sets low in Chinatown
And a howlin' moon chases me down
I said my prayers to Paris
I said good morning Rome
When I lost my baby, it may sound crazy
but I think maybe I lost my soul
Oh Lord, I lost my home ..........in Chinatown

vocal, slide guitar: Les Sampou
harmonica: James Montgomery
violin: Johnny Cunningham
electric violin: Billy Hardy
electric slide guitar: Dana West
acoustic bass: Tim Archibald
percussion & drum programming: Paul Caruso

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