| Bury a jar of shaosing |
| When the girl is born |
| Surely you know the wine will age |
| Till she’s fully grown |
| Don’t fly into the night |
| Soon enough the world will end |
| While the lantern is right |
| I could find a good time girl in Chinatown, Chinatown |
| Dancing in my shoes |
| See the eastern ladies walk in Chinatown |
| Chinatown, chain me down, Chinatown |
| Maybe, I’ll drink your jasmine tea |
| Then I’ll hurry home |
| Surely you know the likes of me |
| Should be left alone |
| Why they like me for? |
| Soon enough the world will end |
| If I answer the door |
| I could find a good time girl in Chinatown, Chinatown |
| Dancing in my shoes |
| See the eastern ladies walk in Chinatown |
| Chinatown, chain me down, Chinatown |
| Look at the tall pagoda through |
| Through your window pane |
| Watching it by your dragon night |
| On a cocoa day |
| You’ll discover the white |
| Orchids in my humble moon |
| While the lantern is right |
| I could find a good time girl in Chinatown, Chinatown |
| Dancing in my shoes |
| See the eastern ladies walk in Chinatown |
| Chinatown, chain me down, Chinatown |