Spent some time
feelin' inferior
Standin' in front of my mirror
Comb my hair
in a thousand ways
but it came out lookin'
just the same
Daddy said son you better
see the world
I wouldn't blame ya'
if you wanted to leave
Just remember one thing
don't lose your head
to a woman that'll spend
your bread ah yeah
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
mindin' my own
was knocked down
by a human stampede
Got arrested for insightin'
a peaceful riot
When all I wanted was
a cup of tea
I was accused ah yeah
On the Peking ferry
I was feelin' merry
Sailin' on my way back here
I fell in love with
a slit-eyed lady
by the light of the silvery moon
Shanghai Lil never used a 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
I firmly believe that I
didn't need anybody but you
I sincerely thought
I was so complete
Look how wrong you can be
The women I've known
I wouldn't let tie my shoes
I wouldn't give 'em
the time of day
But the thin-eyed lady
knocked me off my feet
Lord I was glad I found her
Now if there are words
I can tell to you
Help you on the way
down the road
Don't quote you
no Dickens Shelley or Keats
It's all been said before
Make the best out
of the bad joke
and laugh it off
I didn't need to come here
anyway
Just remember
every picture tells
a story don't it
Every picture tells
a story don't it
Every picture tells
a story don't it
Every picture tells
a story don't it
Every picture tells
a story don't it
Every picture tells
a story don't it
Every picture tells
a story don't it
Every picture tells
a story don't it
Every picture tells
a story don't it
Every picture tells
a story don't it
Every picture tells
a story don't it
Every picture tells
a story don't it