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about Chinese people (an example of this is the stereotype that Chinese people are short, in the line "They only come up to your knees"), it also outlines the achievements of
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starts playing to add more Chinese atmosphere. A high-pitched voice created by sped-up playback and meant to represent a Chinese stereotype joins the chorus as well.
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stage show includes an accompaniment of dancers in Chinese costumes, and has additional lyrics, for example referring to the Chinese as "still a little
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that can "blow us all sky high"). The song then segues into a jaunty melody in which the singer states that he "likes Chinese". Broadly outlining
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from 1980, and was issued as a 7" single in the UK on 3 October 1980. It was later included on the
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The song is sung in English, and the fourth verse contains lyrics in
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The song has four verses; the first discussing how the
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