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 compa** 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.