Harry Roy & His Orchestra — Shanghai Lil

Temples reaching to the stars, international bazaars Chummy little Chinese ladies, drinking at those dinky bars Balmy breezes rom the sea, blossoms in the cherry tree Everything is so familiar, but where, oh, where is she I've covered every little highway And I've been climbing every hill I've been looking high and I've been looking low Looking for my Shanghai Lil The stars that hang high over Shanghai Bring back the memory of a thrill I've been looking high and I've been looking low Looking for my Shanghai Lil I learned to love her Thе little devil was just a butterfly But you'd discovеr something on the level Shining in her eye Oh, I've been trying to forget her But what's the use, I never will I'll be looking high and I'll be looking low Till I find my Shanghai Lil Anxiously I cast an eye on each street throughout Shanghai Plenty Oriental ladies beckon as they pass me by But my mind just can't erase one outstanding lovely face So, until the day I find out, I'll never leave this place I've covered every little highway And I've been climbing every hill I've been looking high and I've been looking low Looking for my Shanghai Lil The stars that hang high over Shanghai Bring back the memory of a thrill I've been looking high and I've been looking low Looking for my Shanghai Lil I learned to love her The little devil was just a butterfly But you'd discover something on the level Shining in her eye Oh, I've been trying to forget her But what's the use, I never will I'll be looking high and I'll be looking low Till I find my Shanghai Lil