[Verse 1]
She got a third floor walk-up
One block east of Chinatown (Oh)
She walked by my window
While the rain is pouring down
Looking in she sees
The easy money lying everywhere
And it's clear she don't approve
But through a cloud of smoke
I shoot a little smile over there
And I know what she's thinking
[Chorus]
She know mahjong
Mahjong she don't play
(She don't play)
She know mahjong
Waste your life away
(Don't you throw it away)
She know mahjong
Mahjong she don't play
Ooh, but she loves the player
(Ow, yeah, ooh, oh)
[Verse 2]
With the dark eyes burning
I am opening the wall
(Can there be no other chance?)
I feel my fortune's turning
And I wish for nothing else at all
Than to run to her
Looking up I see her signal
With her fingers through her hair
Telling me the hands are clean
Understanding well
I turn a dragon tail into a pair
And the game is over
[Chorus]
She know mahjong
Mahjong she don't play
(She don't play)
She know mahjong
Waste your life away
(Don't you throw it away)
She know mahjong
Mahjong she don't play
Though I don't obey her
Still she loves the player
She know mahjong
Mahjong she don't play
(She don't play)
She know mahjong
Waste your life away
(Don't you throw it away)
She know mahjong
Mahjong she don't play
(She don't play)
Though I don't obey her
Still she loves the player
[Verse 3]
Three floors up from where the lanterns
Light the parlors on the street
There awaits another world
(There awaits another world)
And though there are not many things
Upon which she and I agree
We enjoy the difference
[Chorus]
She know mahjong
Mahjong she don't play
(She don't play)
She know mahjong
Waste your life away
(Don't you throw it away)
She know mahjong
Mahjong she don't play
(She don't play)
Though I don't obey her
Still she loves the player
She know mahjong
Mahjong she don't play
(She don't play)
She know the mahjong
Waste your life away
(Don't you waste it away)
She know mahjong
Mahjong she don't play
(She don't play)
Though I don't obey her
Still she loves the player
She know mahjong
(Don't play)
Mahjong she don't play
She know mahjong
Waste your life away
(Don't you waste it away)
She know mahjong
Mahjong she don't play
Though I don't obey her
Still she loves the player
She know mahjong
Mahjong she don't play
(She don't play)
She know the mahjong
Waste your life away
(Don't waste it away)
She know mahjong
Mahjong she don't play
(She don't play)
Though I don't obey her
Still she loves the player
[Outro]
She know mahjong
Mahjong she don't play
(She don't play)
She know mahjong
Waste your life away
(But she loves the player)