When she was two Mama told her what to do Sit and behave Don't make a sound now
When she was eight She had found a different fate Moving her fingers Up and down now
When the clock had moved some more She could open any door she pleased
She's a Koto girl Playing eighteen string guitar Been around All the eastern world She can't leave now, but her dreams still travel far
Now She is grown Has a life all of her own Plays all the time Just to be seen now I met her here Drinking cold ASAHI beer Or could have been A glass of tsing tao
I walked up and asked her please She replied hello in cantonese
She's a Koto Girl Who knows what she wants to be Been around All the eastern world But hopes someday for a life where she is free
Don't go away (I want to be with you) I tried to say (Come on, let's see it through) But she's got those Stars in her eyes Shanghai, goodbye
Signed a major record deal Now she plays TV shows in high hells
She's a Koto girl A dream come true superstar Been around all the eastern world But Koto girl wants to climb the billboard charts
She's a Koto girl Playing eighteen strings guitar What a sound Heard around the world this Koto girl (Koto girl) has got her strings Wrapped around my heart