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I Like Chinese Lyrics
Artist: Monty Python
Album: Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album
The world today seems absolutely crackers,
With nuclear bombs to blow us all sky high.
There's fools and idiots sitting on the trigger.
It's depressing and it's senseless, and that's why...
I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They only come up to your knees,
Yet they're always friendly, and they're ready to please.
I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
There's nine hundred million of them in the world today.
You'd better learn to like them; that's what I say.
I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They come from a long way overseas,
But they're cute and they're cuddly, and they're ready to please.
I like Chinese food.
The waiters never are rude.
Think of the many things they've done to impress.
There's Maoism, Taoism, I Ching, and Chess.
So I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
I like their tiny little trees,
Their Zen, their ping-pong, their yin, and yang-ese.
I like Chinese thought,
The wisdom that Confucious taught.
If Darwin is anything to shout about,
The Chinese will survive us all without any doubt.
So, I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They only come up to your knees,
Yet they're wise and they're witty, and they're ready to please.
All together.
[verse in Chinese]
Wo ai zhongguo ren. (I like Chinese.)
Wo ai zhongguo ren. (I like Chinese.)
Wo ai zhongguo ren. (I like Chinese.)
Ni hao ma; ni hao ma; ni hao ma; zaijien! (How are you; how are you; how are you; goodbye!)
I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
Their food is guaranteed to please,
A fourteen, a seven, a nine, and lychees.
I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
I like their tiny little trees,
Their Zen, their ping-pong, their yin, and yang-ese.
I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They only come up to your knees...
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Comments/Interpretations
greatest song in the universe
thnx all partners for making the lyrics...i appreciate it...
yeah yeah yeah
My Grandpa was chinese this song sucks
get over yourself dhdhj, i decree you an ass. this song extremely true.
Come on China, this has to be your new national anthem.
i'm chinese (background) and i think this song is a pisser, ppl need to relax and see the funny side of things!
People who think this song is rude should go jump in a lake:)
I don't think this is intended as an insult. Bare in mind that Monty Python makes fun of a lot of different people (including themselves and their own culture and politics) and they do so for the purpose of entertainment. Clearly there are some racial stereotypes here, but they are intended to make us laugh and not to make us hate.
some of those things aren't chinese... lol
I love Chineses too because I is one of them hehe
this song is a pisser lol cant stop laughing well done monty python!
Hey I'm Chinese (well overseas Chinese) and I've always liked it esp now that I've discovered lyrics (apart from the "I like Chinese" bit) - politically correct people need not apply! (And oversensitive Chinese)
Oh, this made me laugh... And I'm a Singaporean/Australian Chinese, and I did not get offended at all, not one bit.
Dear Handle, regarding your 11/29 post. Actually Zen and bonsai are Chinese. In China zen is called Chan and predates Japanese zen. Bonsai is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese "penzai." The Chinese taught both of these to the Japanese.
What a great tribute to the Chinese-Americans. And OH SO clever!!
Wo ai zhongguo ren.
这首歌是欢闹
whoevers offended by this needs to get a sense of humour
I love this song!!! It's hilarious! :D So what if it's somewhat insulting... people need some laughing in life, or at life! LOL!
Fuck The Chinks
Hi I'm Goku!
go get rucked
I am a english teacher in north central China at present, looking at organising a christmas pary for our chinese friends that would involve the other foreign teachers here. Would it be so terribly wrong to include this song in our keynote performance? Hmmmm...
Help! I can't breathe through my nose!!
I've seen Strangerdanger Steve before and he couldn't breathe through his nose then. Mysterious. Off for a Chinese now, tootle pip.
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I Like this song too. People need to see the funny side of everything in life. It would only be offensive if it was talking about the bad things that are with the chinese.(I see nothing bad about the Chinese.)
I love a good racial stereotype and need racist jokes on a daily basis... But still, I feel weird when I'm listening to and ENJOYING this song.
i speak Japanese and English but im not sure if this guy is for real.... he probably is
love it!
this is the only song that i wish i had written
Strange as it may sound, this song helped me schore with the most beautiful woman in the world - Xing Huei Juan. We broke up after only a few months but I still can't forget the magic that was us. Wo ai zhongguo funu
i am chinese and i find this song quite insulting.
This song may seem to be making fun of Chinese people, but it actually isn’t - the real target of the satire here is ignorant Westerners who went all in on the big 1970s fad for all things Eastern without really understanding Chinese culture at all. The singer says that he likes Chinese people and things, but his understanding of them is superficial at best. As with all humor, context is key to understanding it.