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Chinese Envoy Lyrics — John Cale | Dork

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John Cale
Chinese Envoy Lyrics

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Chinese Envoy

From Music for a New Society1982

Lyrics

Chinese Envoy

[Verse 1] She was a princess, lower than people thought A master of nothing, a mistress of something she thought [Verse 2] She could talk about things that never mattered ever From one person's miserable life after another Talk to the French and Germans at will They never listen, they never will [Chorus] The Chinese envoy was here The Chinese еnvoy was here The Chinеse envoy was here but left Yes, the Chinese envoy was here The Chinese envoy was here but left [Bridge] Calling out her name you'd be surprised at what came Galloping out of the darkness just like furniture To forgive all if it hadn't been for Cardinal Richelieu and all his courtiers [Chorus] But the Chinese envoy was here The Chinese envoy was here but left Yes, the Chinese envoy was here The Chinese envoy was here but left In his broken hearted pagoda

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"Chinese Envoy" is a song by John Cale from the album Music for a New Society, released in 1982.

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