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Shoot Out In Chinatown
The Band
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Trouble on the waterfront, evil in the air
When the Chinatown patrol came down to bring a little order there
They came in undercover to the laundry's back room
And right there before their eyes was a Shanghai saloon
Shoot out in Chinatown
They lined them up against the wall
They're gonna turn the place upside down
Till you won't recognize it at all
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Streets were wide open till the break of dawn
'Twas Frisco in its heyday imported from Hong Kong
For about five dollars or one thousand yen
You could gamble and ramble in a brothel or take it to the opium den
Shoot out in Chinatown
They nailed up every door
They're gonna level it to the ground
And close it up for evermore
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Confucius had once stated all across the land
Below the surface, crime and love they go hand in hand
The fire dragons burn, Buddha's lost his smile
But swears that we will meet again in just a little while
Shoot out in Chinatown
They lined them up against the wall
They're gonna turn the place upside down
Till you won't recognize it at all
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