[Verso 1]
 
C9 
Oh, Limehouse kid 
C9 
Oh, oh, Limehouse kid 
A7 
Goin' the way That the rest of them did 
G 
Poor broken blossom 
    B7         Em 
And nobody's child 
A7 
Haunting and taunting 
        D7 
You're just kind of wild  


[Verso 2]
 
C9 
Oh, Limehouse blues 
I've the real Limehouse blues 
A7 
Can't seem to shake off Those real China blues 
G 
Rings on your fingers 
    B7             Em 
And tears for your crown 
A7 
That is the story 
   D7 
Of old Chinatown 
G 
Rings on your fingers 
    B7             Em 
And tears for your crown 
A7 
That is the story