I’m a little Chinese doll, from across the sea
Where a lovely lotus blooms
Near a cherry (or berry) tree

Chopsticks are for eating rice
When you live in China
Drinking hot green tea is nice
When you live in China
On a flute of light bamboo
Playing too ra loo ra loo
Is a pleasant thing to do
When you live in China

I’m a little Chinese doll
From across the sea
Where a lovely lotus blooms
Near a berry (cherry) tree

Paper dragons you will meet
On the Chinese New Year
Winding up and down the street
On the Chinese New Year
Evil spirits can not stay
When the dragon comes your way
(then the firecracker line, which is not what I recall, but…maybe that’s it)
On the Chinese New Year

repeat chorus

This world is heartless, this world is so cold
Must make a million before you get too old.
If you don’t own everything they say you should
You’re not worth knowing. Always be misunderstood.
So if you don’t see me for a while just want you to know
I’m still around just inside my head inside my home.
I need to spend time thinking how to solve my life.
Just overwhelmed by all the vanity and the strife.

[Chorus]

I need a break from all the pressure and the pain.
Feel for my friends whose lives are just so insane.
Seems like I’m on a treadmill going nowhere fast.
Sometimes I wonder just how long this phase can last.
My head is shutting down just need to close my eyes
It may be things won’t seem so bad when I arise.
Should count my blessing. I’m told I’m still alive
Just doesn’t feel I am. Spend my life trying to hide.
Each time I add someone else’s problems to my own
I cloud out my own troubles until I am alone.
Then my head floods with everything I need to think about
I just don’t need the worries forced anxiety and doubt.

[Chorus]

I need a break from all the pressure and the pain.
Feel for my friends whose lives are just so insane.
Seems like I’m on a treadmill going nowhere fast.
Sometimes I wonder just how long this phase can last
Who’ll rescue me? Take me away from this misery.
I need to get away. Somewhere I can feel free.
I need a paradise. I need Eden in my street.
A place that’s tranquil and serene and where I want to be.

[Chorus]

I need a break from all the pressure and the pain.
Feel for my friends whose lives are just so insane.
Seems like I’m on a treadmill going nowhere fast.
Sometimes I wonder just how long this phase can last.

But just call if you need me.

(THE END)

Hope u liked it! btw, i wrote this so you can check youtube or anywhere i didn’t steal it!!

I’m a little Chinese doll from across the sea, where the lovely lotus bloom, near a cherry tree
Chopsticks are for eating rice, when you live in China
drinking hot green tea is nice, when you live in China
On a flute of “something i cant remember” bamboo, playing tuu laa loo laa loo, is a “pleasant?” “lovely?” thing to do, when you live in China…

Otherwise, check out the discussion going on about Rida rida ranke and its variations in different languages (including Norwegian, Danish and Swedish) on my blog.

Mama Lisa