Chinese Junkman was the first 7" single I ever purchased as a kid. I couldn't find lyrics anywhere, so I've transcribed this version: He's a Chinese junkman from Hong Kong Cheeks so red and his hair so long smoking his pipe all day long getting higher er er keeps on going as the night gets late keeps on going and he just can't wait money all around and he's feeling great getting higher er er As I sailed into Hong Kong harbour there I saw the man his arms outstreched and his feet were larger than his pair of hands well he looked like a Chinese junkman and his face was painted red his eyes were black and teeth were green with a straw hat on his head He's a Chinese junkman from Hong Kong Cheeks so red and his hair so long drinks his whisky all night long getting higher er er keeps on going as the night gets late keeps on going and he just can't wait money all around and he's feeling great getting higher er er Stepped aboard his chinese junk and I could hear him say Come take a look see in my junk and buy something today Well I looked at the chinese junkman and he gave me a toothy grin and seemed to me all I could find were extraneous bits of teeth He's a Chinese junkman, He's a Chinese junkma-a-an He's a Chinese junkma-a-a-a-an (background, not clear, transcribed as best as possible) this nice, I got special price for you everybody pay... only one... give me your dollars now He's a Chinese junkman from Hong Kong Cheeks so red and his hair so long counting sheckles all night long getting higher er er keeps on going as the night gets late keeps on going and he just can't wait money all around and he's feeling great getting higher er er He's a Chinese, a Chinese, Chinese He's a Chinese, a Chinese, Chinese He's a Chinese, a Chinese, Chinese He's a Chinese, a Chinese, Chinese JUNKMAN!
I remember them playing at the Fairmead Hotel in Kenelworth Cape Town on Sunday nights
For some reason this version from springbok radio sounds even better (MUCH better) than the original on the CD which I have
Chinese Junkman was the first 7" single I ever purchased as a kid.
I couldn't find lyrics anywhere, so I've transcribed this version:
He's a Chinese junkman from Hong Kong
Cheeks so red and his hair so long
smoking his pipe all day long
getting higher er er
keeps on going as the night gets late
keeps on going and he just can't wait
money all around and he's feeling great
getting higher er er
As I sailed into Hong Kong harbour
there I saw the man
his arms outstreched and his feet were larger
than his pair of hands
well he looked like a Chinese junkman
and his face was painted red
his eyes were black and teeth were green
with a straw hat on his head
He's a Chinese junkman from Hong Kong
Cheeks so red and his hair so long
drinks his whisky all night long
getting higher er er
keeps on going as the night gets late
keeps on going and he just can't wait
money all around and he's feeling great
getting higher er er
Stepped aboard his chinese junk
and I could hear him say
Come take a look see in my junk
and buy something today
Well I looked at the chinese junkman
and he gave me a toothy grin
and seemed to me all I could find were extraneous bits of teeth
He's a Chinese junkman, He's a Chinese junkma-a-an
He's a Chinese junkma-a-a-a-an
(background, not clear, transcribed as best as possible)
this nice, I got special price for you
everybody pay... only one...
give me your dollars now
He's a Chinese junkman from Hong Kong
Cheeks so red and his hair so long
counting sheckles all night long
getting higher er er
keeps on going as the night gets late
keeps on going and he just can't wait
money all around and he's feeling great
getting higher er er
He's a Chinese, a Chinese, Chinese
He's a Chinese, a Chinese, Chinese
He's a Chinese, a Chinese, Chinese
He's a Chinese, a Chinese, Chinese
JUNKMAN!
Well done :)
Wow it's been a while!
Lekkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkker ..... I have been searching for this and Buccaneer for ages! Anyone have them as (good quality) mp3?