Doobie Brothers - China Grove

Tom Johnston

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 China Grove
Oh, 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 the China Grove
Oh, China Grove

But every day there`s a new thing comin`
The ways of an oriental view
The sheriff and his buddies
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

Talkin` `bout the China Grove
Oh, China Grove