it's where we like to dine

because the food's just fine

it's the best place in town

to fill up then get down

the chinese restaurant is where we have sung

the worthy praises of mao tse tung

the chinese restaurant is where we like to dine

all that you can eat for $3.69

got a big bowl of beef chow mien

so hot it fries my brain

gotta git me some more

burns my soul to the core

be an opulent pagoda or a sleazy strip mall

the chinese restaurant is our great wall

we;d like to tell you where it is -- our place to eat but it's a

c-h-i-n-e-s-e-s-e-c-r-e-t

[insert your own witty ad-lib conversation here]

we couldn't tell you much about tianenman square

but we've tried the egg foo yung (at feat few have dared)

the chinese restaurant is where we like to dine

all that you can eat for $3.69