When the sun comes up on a sleepy little town,
Down around San Antone.
And the folks are risin' for another day,
'Round about their homes.
The people of the town are strange,
And they're proud of where they came.
Well, you're talkin' 'bout (talkin' bout),
China Grove, (China Grove).
Wo-ho-ho, (wo-ho), China Grove.

Well, the preacher and the teacher,
Lord, they're a caution.
They are the talk of the town,
When the gossip gets to flyin'.
And they ain't lyin',
When the sun goes fallin' down.
They say that the father's insane,
And dear Missus Perkin's a game.
We're talkin' 'bout (talkin' bout),
China Grove, (China Grove).
Wo-ho-ho, (wo-ho), China Grove.

But every day there's a new thing comin',
The ways of an oriental view.
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With their samurai swords.
You can even hear the music at night.

And though it's a part of the Lone Star State,
People don't seem to care.
They just keep on lookin' to the East.

Instrumental break.

Talkin' 'bout (talkin' bout),
China Grove, (China Grove).
Wo-ho-ho, (wo-ho), China Grove.

CHINA GROVE
Written by: Tom Johnston
Performed by: The Doobie Brothers-1973
Appears on: The Captain & Me-1973, Best of the Doobies: Listen to the
Music-1976, Rockin' Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert-1996, Greatest
Hits-20011, The Platinum Collection-2007, The Very Best of the Doobie
Brothers-2007, et al.

1Transcribed from the track on this album.