Monday, August 4, 2008

And Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting...

A quiet morning in Beihai Park in central Beijing and who would imagine that with the slightest turn of a corner - suddenly that haunting sound of....

Oh-hoh-hoh-hoah
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoah
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoah
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoah

Everybody was Kung Fu fighting

Those cats were fast as lightning

In fact it was a little bit frightening

But they fought with expert timing

There were funky China men from this funky China town

The were chopping them up
and they were chopping them down

It's an ancient Chinese art and everybody knew their part
From a feint into a slip, and kicking from the hip

Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lightning
and it was so exciting
And they fought with expert timing


There was funky Billy Chin and little Sammy Chung
He said here comes the big boss, lets get it on

We took a bow and made a stand,
started swinging with the hand

The sudden motion made me skip
and now we're into a brand new trip

And Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoah
And it was fantastic!!! I love this country!
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Music and lyrics by Carl Douglas
Tai Chi art by the fantastic everyday Beijingers of Behai Park

10 comments:

Mary said...

Toe-tapping loving this.

Hey, I could do that!

You found heaven in China. I knew you would :o)

kjpweb said...

Grin! Funny tale!
Cheers, Klaus

Lana Gramlich said...

*LOL!* Thanks for the chuckle & for sharing the lovely photos. :)

Pat - Arkansas said...

Very clever, T.R.! You did a great job with coordinating your photos with the music! Much fun!

jstringfellow said...

You really are too cute for words.

Luca said...

good try...
so many polices tonight in street
scared....

Anonymous said...

I love the way you put that together. This was great!

Anonymous said...

I love me a bit of Tai Chi. Excellent.

Julie Zickefoose said...

Believe it or not, a Swinging Orangutangs staple. I play the pennywhistle parts...thanks for the beautiful shots AND the brainworm, Timmo! Hurry home!

Doug Taron said...

Aaah...earworm alert! Hope you are having fun in China.

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