A. I Went to Seoul City
(aka Miss Lee's Hoochie)
Tune - "On Top of Old Smokey"
I went to Seoul city,
I met a Miss Lee.
She said for a "short time"
Come spend it with me.
I went to Lee's hoochie
She slid shut the door
Our shoes stayed outside
And she fired up the floor.
She asked for 5000*
T'was all that I had
She took off her long johns
And rolled out the pad.
Her breath smelled like kimshi
Her bosom was flat,
No hair on her "pogie"
Now how about that?
I asked to go "benjo"
She led me outside
I took out "old smoky"
He crawled back inside.
I ran to the medics,
Said, "Doc, what shall I do?"
The Doc was dumfounded
Old smoky was blue.
Now if you're in Seoul city
On your next three-day pass,
Take my advice
And sit flat on your ass
Now your ass may grow tender
And Miss Lee may tempt you
But better a "red ass"
Than old smoky blue.
* 5000 wan equaled about twenty-five cents.
This song seem to have still some oral currency but it is now being sung to
"Sweet Betsy From Pike" according to the the songbook of the 43rd Tactical
Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf A.F.B., Alaska.
The Hash House Harriers of Seoul also sing the song to "Sweet Betsy From
Pike".
See here.
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