Mah Jongg
(Jason Scheff, Brock Walsh, Aaron Sigman)


Third floor walk-up
One block east of Chinatown
She walked by my window
While the rain is pouring down
Looking in she sees the easy money life everywhere
And it's clear she don't approve
(And it's clear she don't approve)
Through a cloud of smoke I shoot a little smile over there
and I know what she's thinking


She don't Mah Jongg, Mah Jongg she don't play
She don't Mah Jongg, waste your loving way
She don't Mah Jongg, Mah Jongg she don't play
But she loves to play


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
Looking up I see her signal with her fingers through her hair
Telling me the hands are clean
On I stand and well I turn a dragon tail into a pair
And the game is over


She don't Mah Jongg, Mah Jongg she don't play
She don't Mah Jongg, waste your loving way
She don't Mah Jongg, Mah Jongg she don't play
Though I don't obey her
Still she loves to play her
She don't Mah Jongg, Mah Jongg she don't play
She don't Mah Jongg, waste your loving way
She don't Mah Jongg, Mah Jongg she don't play
Though I don't obey her
Still she loves to play her


A tree grows up from where the lanterns
 light the parlors on the street
.... waiting at the .....
And though there are not many things
 upon which she and I agree
We'll enjoy the difference


She don't Mah Jongg, Mah Jongg she don't play
She don't Mah Jongg, waste your loving way
She don't Mah Jongg, Mah Jongg she don't play
Though I don't obey her
Still she loves to play her
She don't Mah Jongg, Mah Jongg she don't play
She don't Mah Jongg, waste your loving way
She don't Mah Jongg, Mah Jongg she don't play
Though I don't obey her
Still she loves to play her
She don't Mah Jongg, Mah Jongg she don't play
She don't Mah Jongg, waste your love that way
She don't Mah Jongg, Mah Jongg she don't play
(fade)