Slow Boat To China
(John Prine/Bobby Whitlock/Linda Whitlock)

Intro:
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Let's take a slow boat to China. Leave from South Carolina
Let's take our time and go the long way
On a junk boat to Thailand with your hand in mine hand
I sure hope we got something to say
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Well, this old boat's go no sail so won't you please hold our mail-
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For a while
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Thanks anyway pal but the Suez Canal -
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Ain't our style

Let's take a slow boat to China and maybe we'll find a
New way to play those same old games
The stars just might show us and the captain will know us
Shake our hands and call us by our first names
We'll send a postcard to Grandpa of a vase or rickshaw-
He don't care
We'll buy Mom a kimono or maybe we'll just phone her -
When we're there

Instrumental:
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We'll drink sake at night beneath the soft harbour lights-
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On the bay
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We'll build house on the hill next to Shangri-Li Bill -
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And we'll stay
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Let's take that slow boat to China (Let's go)
Slow boat to China (Real Slow)
Slow boat to China (Let's go)
Slow boat to China (Real Slow)
Let's go Real Slow (Repeat and Fade)