Grand Avenue, San Francisco,
California, USA
Looks down from Chinatown over a foggy bay
You travel there in a trolley,
in a trolley up you climb
Dong dong,
you're in Hong Kong,
having yourself a time
You can eat if you are in the mood,
shark fin soup,
bean cake fish
The girl who serves you all your food is another tasty dish
You know you can't have a new way of living
Till you're living all the way on Grand Avenue,
San Francisco,
California, USA
A western street with eastern manors,
tall pagodas and golden banners Throw
their shadows through the lantern glow
You can shop for precious jade or teakwood tables or
silk brocade or see a bold and brassy nightclub show
On the most exciting thoroughfare I know
We call it Grand Avenue, San Francisco,
California, USA
Looks down from Chinatown over a foggy bay
You travel there in a trolley,
in a trolley up you climb
Dong dong,
you're in Hong Kong,
having yourself a time
You can eat if you are in the mood,
shark fin soup,
bean cake fish
The girl who serves you all your food is another tasty dish
You know you can't have a new way of living
Till you're living all the way on Grand Avenue,
San Francisco,
California,
USA