Stephin Merritt - In China, Said the Moon lyrics

"In china, " said the moon
Who brings me nightly news
"I chanced to gaze upon
A girl with tiny shoes with pain in her sole
She stirs her fishbowl
Her four fish, far from free
Are far more free than she"

"In Fez land, " said the moon
"I guided a young man
Astride his great white steed
Beside a caravan
Through long nights he sighed
And longed for his bride
He loved, as he had vowed
But thenbut then a cloud" "In Lisbon, "
Said the moon "I kissed a blackamoor
The slave of Camöens the Lusiad's auteur
The faithful slave's palms
Were held out for alms
To pay for food and rent


There's now a monument"