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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nazareth
Performer
Lee Agnew
Drums
Manny Charlton
Guitar
Jimmy Murrison
Guitar
Dan McCafferty
Vocals
Jon Lord
Piano
Peter Agnew
Bass Guitar
Darrell Anthony Sweet
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Manny Charlton
Composer
Dan McCafferty
Composer
Peter Agnew
Composer
Darrell Anthony Sweet
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Roger Glover
Producer
Lyrics
Standing on a corner in downtown L.A
Waiting for the man to come along
She comes up to me and says, "Too bad, too sad
You know that he's been dead and gone"
L.A. lady, kinda shady
She picked him up and took him home
I woke up groggy, my sight was smoggy
And I knew that it had been blown
Early in the morning sitting in a hotel
Moscow's looking fine through the wine
Spaced out, I crashed out
When the KGB came on the line
It's a cold one, bein' sent down
It's gotta be fifty below
Mama, here's a postcard to let you know
I'm in a saltmine and looking for coal
Shanghai'd in Shanghai
Stood on in Tuscon
Ripped off and kicked right out the bed
Flyin' across the desert from Texas to Tuscon
But we're headed for a southern star
The captain says it's fine in Havana
This dude behind me needs a cigar
He's a big one, he's got a big gun
I guess we better go along
Mister, we've got a gig in Arizona
Second billing to the Rolling Stones
Shanghai'd in Shanghai
Stood on in Tuscon
Ripped off and kicked right out the bed
Shanghai'd in Shanghai
Laid low in 'Frisco
Done in and left behind for dead
Shanghai'd in Shanghai, (Shanghai'd in Shanghai)
Shanghai'd in Shanghai, (Shanghai'd in Shanghai, oh)
Shanghai'd in Shanghai, (Shanghai'd in Shanghai)
Shanghai'd in Shanghai, (Shanghai'd in Shanghai, oh)
Shanghai'd in Shanghai
Writer(s): Darrell Sweet, Peter Agnew, Manuel Charlton, William Mccafferty
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