An Irishman In Chinatown Lyrics - Riverside - Luka Bloom

Oh the other day in Chinatown 

A place you all know well 

I was taking in the action all around 

There was people rushing everywhere 

With things to buy and sell 

There was taxis looking for someone to run down 

I was studying the walkmans in a special discount store 

When I saw her walking by 

Oh, she was unbelievably beautiful 

And I'd love the things she wore 

So there and then up to her I did fly 

We could go for a walk 

We could maybe stay in 

We could have a good talk 

But then again 

I'd love to just take you for a walk down Broadway 

Or any other way 

Just yourself and meself, ah go on! 

She says "I come from China" 

I says "I'm from Ireland" 

And "Isn't this a fine small world" 

So we went down to the village 

And we'd been walking hand in hand 

Admiring all the things I couldn't afford 

We could go for a walk 

We could maybe stay in 

We could have a good talk 

But then again 

I'd love to just give you one small kiss 

Just a little one, ah go on! 

Oh well, she brought me back to her place 

Just to drink a cup of tea 

She brought me in and made me feel at home 

It was a tiny room she lived in with another family 

But they were out and we were all alone 

We could go for a walk 

We could maybe stay in 

We could have a good talk 

But then again 

I suppose we could get nice and toasty 

Watch some TV, see what happens, ah go on! 

Well, I woke up on the sidewalk 

There was no one there at all 

She must have gone with Luka left behind 

And when I turned around to look for her 

She couldn't hear me call 

So the whole affair was only in me mind 

Ah ... 

We could go for a walk 

We could maybe stay in 

We could have a good talk 

But then again ...