The Mad Chinaman

Won't you come and talk to me

Pass a little moment by

I am just a listener

Harmless as a fly

Maybe you could let me in

Maybe we could leave this bar

Open up until we find

Who we really are

I'll leave you outside again

If I can, if I can

Making dreams, making plans

With the Mad Chinaman

The Mad Chinaman relies

On the East and West sides of his life

The Mad Chinaman will try

To find out which is right

I know you can get confused

I get that way a little too

When the legacy of old

Surfaces as new

Then the present takes control

Is the balance right again

Am I halved or am I whole

Or am I just insane

We'll have our way if we can

Just pretend, just pretend

Shaking truths, shaking hands

With the Mad Chinaman

The Mad Chinaman relies

On the East and West sides of his life

The Mad Chinaman will try

To find out which is right

Here's the part of me that says

I must do what I must do

Child of a united world

And oriental too

Though I feel to be confused

I'm the champion bar none

In my kingdom all my dreams

Reign again as one

We'll carry on if we can

Understand, understand

Making fun, making friends

With the Mad Chinaman

The Mad Chinaman relies

On the East and West sides of his life

The Mad Chinaman will try

To find out which is right

Traditional

International

Western feelings from

My Oriental heart

How am I to know

And how should I react

Defend with Asian pride

Or attack

The Mad Chinaman relies

On the East and West sides of his life