China Grove Lyrics by Doobie Brothers

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
But they're proud of from whey-ere they came.

Well we're talkin' bout, talkin' bout China Grove
Whoa-oh-OH
WHOA-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, China Grove
whoa oh OH,
WHOA oh, China Grove

But ev'ryday 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 looking to the East

Well, talkin' bout, talkin' bout China Grove
Whoa-oh-OH
WHOA-oh, China Grove

[Thanks to alank5e for correcting these lyrics]