When the sun comes up
on a sleepy little town
Down around san antone
And the folks are risin' for
another day
'round about their homes
The people of the town
are strange
And they're proud of
where they came
Well you're talkin' 'bout
china grove
Oh china grove
Well the preacher
and the teacher
Lord they're a caution
They are the talk of the town
When the gossip gets to flyin'
And they ain't lyin'
When the sun goes fallin' down
They say that
the father's insane
And dear missus
perkin's a game
We're talkin' 'bout
the china grove
Oh china grove
But every day
there's a new thing comin'
The ways of an oriental view
The sheriff and his buddies
With their samurai swords
You can even hear the music
at night
And though it's a
part of the lone star state
People don't seem to care
They just keep on
lookin' to the east
Talkin' 'bout
the china grove
Oh china grove