Chinese Firecrackers
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Chinese Firecrackers lyrics

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[Verse:] Charlie Younge lay smoking on his bunk one night Something happened, filling Charlie Younge with fright Someone placed a bunch of firecrackers under his bunk And touched the stem of each of them With a piece of lighted punk Charlie jumped up in the air Filled with rage he started to swear [Refrain:] "Hop Toy, Ming Foy, Sing Goy, Ung Loy Suey Pow, Yenshee Gow Main" That bunch of crackers exploded With a bing, bang, boom And so did Charlie Younge In his native tongue With a "Hop Toy, Ming Foy, Sing Goy, Ung Loy Hunka Chinee punk" Which means "Who the 'hell-ee' put those firecrackers under my bunk?"

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