Chinatown

Chinatown Shakedown

I went down to Gentleman Jim’s,

He looked so wild, I didn’t recognize him,

I got out the side door, ‘cos I had a hunch

That when Jim gets wild he packs a real

Mean punch,

I said: “Hey Jim, now that’s O.K.

I’ll come back and catch you on a better day!”

Alienation on the second floor,

I gave it all, but you wanted more,

There’s one thing honey, I can’t understand,

Why do you mistake me for some other man

We scratch and fight, and then clutch at straws,

Well mama you know where you an find

That door!

I’ve got the feeling

We’ll get this right,

It may seem strange to you,

But it’s just part of life

Down in Chinatown –

Shakedown

From now on this is a friendly zone,

And everybody here can call this home

I said: “Hey mama, now that’s O.K.

Might try and catch you on a better day”

I’ve got the feeling

We’ll get this right right,

It may seem strange to you

But it’s just a part of life

Down in Chinatown

Shakedown, mama

Here in Chinatown

It’s a shakedown

written by: R.Clapton/T.Slavich

publisher: Orient Pacific Music