Lyric On A Slow Boat To China

On A Slow Boat To China
By: Frank Loesser
1948
To Spike Jones and the City Slickers and Darlene Vare
-- Spoken:
"And now from the Grand Ballroom"
"The S.S. ???? proudly presents our boy singer: Jimmy Boofey"
"Take it away Jim"

I d love to get you
On a slow boat to China
All to myself alone

Get you and keep you
In my arms ever more
Leave all your lovers
Weepin on a far away shore (waiter!)

Out on the briny
With the moon big and shiny
Melting your heart of stone
Honey I d love to get you
On a slow boat to China
All by myself alone

-- Spoken:
"Who s steering the boat?"
"Who s steering this boat?"
"Waiter!"
"May I get a drink around here, now uh...?"
"You ever been on a cruise?"
"Neither have I!"

(instrumental)

"...isn t that a good one?"
"Yes, can I see you later, You bet!"
"Excuse me, I have to go back to the bandstand now"

I d love to get you
On a slow boat to China
All to myself alone
A twist in the rudder
And a rip in the sails
Driftin and dreamin
Honey throw the compass over the rail

Out on the ocean
Far from all the commotion
Melting your heart of stone
Honey I d love to get you
On a slow boat to China
All by myself alone

(I have to go now)
(Wait! Don t leave!)
Honey I d love to get you
On a slow boat to China
All to myself alone

-- Spoken:
"You know our last set is at two"
"I get off after that"
"What you doin ?"
"Would you like to take a stroll around the upper deck?"
"See you then"
"Maybe, oo-hoo"

- Notes:
Special Effects: Exotic Productions

This album is dedicated to Bill Williams, my old boss, who told me a
long time ago that he knew that I knew that I could. Love, J.B.