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
We're sure hope we got something to say Well, this old boat's go no sail
So won't you please hold our mail
For a while But thanks anyway pal
But the Suez Canal
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 We'll drink Saki at night
Beneath the soft harbor lights
On the bay We'll build house on the hill
Next to Shangrila Bill
And we'll stay 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
Let's go real slow
Let's go real slow We get a 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
Let's go real slow