The Poor Chinee
By Eddie Noack
Written by J. Feuerbacker & Eddie Noack
Album: Ain't the Reaping Ever Done - 1962-1976 (2015)
Tabbed by Larry Mofle
9/8/21


Also sung by George Jones


E                              A
My name-a Sinsin, me come from China
E                 B7         E
Biggy low ship, I come along here
E                           A
Wind blow hard, it kicky up bubbley
E                     B7        E
Ship make a China boy feel very queer

Me bring along me a little girl nicey
She come alongy to be my wife
Say that she love me once or twicey
Make a big swear, do it all of her life


A                  D         A 
Me like a bow wow, very good chow chow
A         E            B7         E
Me like-a little girl, she like-a me
E                       A         E 
Me come from Hong Kong, white man come along
A             E           B7       E  
Take a little girl from a poor Chinee


Me go-ey downstairs, take a little walky
Bye bye, little girl, me come back
Me catch a white man and little girl talky
He kiss a little girl, a very good smack

Long time ago, when we were babies
Our fathers lit ceremonial fire
Swore someday we'd kissy kissy coochie
Now white man makin' ancestor liar

Chorus

Me thinky something a smell fishy fishy
Something besides my shrimp chow mein
Little girl actin' kinda washa wishy
Make a Chinese sorta sorry he came

Chorus

Take a little girl from the poor Chinee