[Verse 1] Saturday morning, cereal in bowl, Martial arts on a cartoon show Catchy theme with a Chinese groove, Got us all doing kung-fu moves Secret file cabinet, black belt, Never questioned how the whole thing felt, Back then the joke just flew on by, Now we watch it with a side-eye sigh. [Chorus] Hong Kong Phooey Was our number-one super guy Hong Kong Phooey quicker than the human eye Hong Kong Phooey, Us kids thought he was great Now Hong Kong Phooey’s Culturally inappropriate [Verse 2] Mild mannered janitor stuck in our brains, Watched re-runs again and again, We loved that oriental spin, Didn’t care the joke was on them Different decade and point of view, Things age when you replay them through, Still got nostalgia, still got charm, But our adult eyes now ring an alarm. [Chorus] Hong Kong Phooey Was our number-one super guy Hong Kong Phooey quicker than the human eye Hong Kong Phooey, Us kids thought he was great Now Hong Kong Phooey’s Culturally inappropriate (Cho chicly lo chicly bow wow wow) (Cho chicly lo chicly bow wow wow) (Cho chicly lo chicly bow wow wow) (Cho chicly lo chicly bow wow wow) [Extended instrumental dance interlude] [Bridge] Things seemed different when we were a child Now we love the memories, question the style, Cartoons change as the world does too, The offence it caused, we see on review No need to cancel every single frame Just understand it don’t land the same No harm was meant, but with hindsight It’s cringe by day, nostalgia by night. [Instrumental dance breakdown] [Chorus: Key change] Hong Kong Phooey Was our number-one super guy Hong Kong Phooey quicker than the human eye Hong Kong Phooey, Us kids thought he was great Now Hong Kong Phooey’s Culturally inappropriate [Chorus] Hong Kong Phooey Was our number-one super guy Hong Kong Phooey quicker than the human eye Hong Kong Phooey, Us kids thought he was great Now Hong Kong Phooey’s Culturally inappropriate (Cho chicly lo chicly bow wow wow) (Cho chicly lo chicly bow wow wow) (Cho chicly lo chicly bow wow wow) (Cho chicly lo chicly bow wow wow)
