When the sun comes up
on a sleepy little town
down around San Antone
And the folks are risin'
for another day
'round about their homes
The people of the town
are strange
And they're proud of where
they came
Well you're talkin' 'bout the
China Grove
Oh oh oh
China Grove
Well the preacher and
the teacher
Lord they're a caution
They are the talk of the town
When the gossip gets to flyin'
And they ain't lyin'
when the sun goes fallin' down
They say that the
father's insane
And dear Missus Perkin's
a game
We're talkin' 'bout the
China Grove
Oh oh oh
China Grove
But every day
there's a new thing comin'
The ways of an oriental view
The sheriff and his buddies
with their samurai swords
You can even hear the music
at night
And though it's a part
of the Lone Star State
People don't seem to care
They just keep on lookin'
to the East
Talkin' 'bout the
China Grove
Oh oh oh
China Grove