We wanted to watch br Them sing and dance br Yet no one would hire them br Out of SF's Chinatown br br So that's where we went br To watch them br Sing and dance br In their nightclubs br br We locals went br Hollywood stars br Of the 1940s and 50s br Would be there too br br Then the Chinese br Singers and dancers br Were recruited by Gene Kelly br For the movie Flower Drum Song br br First time they used br Real Asians br Rather than br Whites in makeup br br One movie and then Hollywood br Was done with them br It was back to Asians br Played by whites in makeup br br The ChineseAmeriocans br Had to go back to Chinatown br Where we went br To watch them sing and dancebr br Tom J.