https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX8Uls7X9vk
Shanghaied Song Lyrics and Chords by Webb Pierce
Shanghaied
Recorded by Webb Pierce
Written by Mel Tillis and Marijohn Wilkin
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
I've played around in China town
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
passing the time
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
away
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
Black Jack Red hit me in the
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
head
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
when I woke up next
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
day
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
was many miles
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
away
I was shanghaied on an ocean freighter
I was shanghaied eating beans and taters
I was shanghaied on an ocean freighter
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
wanna get back to
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
shore
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
Back to the Gold Coast
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
shore
They throwed me off in old Hong Kong and
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
put me on my
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
own
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
penny in my
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
pockets
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
thousand miles from
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
home
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
that's a mighty long way from
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
home
And I was shanghaied in old Hong Kong
I was shanghaied I was all alone
I was shanghaied I wanna get back home
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
Back to the Gold Coast
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
shore
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
Back to the Gold Coast
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
shore
I worked for grub on an old Dutch tub
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
and wound up in
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
LA
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
pretty little girl took
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
me on a whirl
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
when I woke up next
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
day
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
When I woke up next
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
day
I was shanghaied for the rest of my life
I was shanghaied but that's alright
I was shanghaied I got a pretty little wife
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
never leaving home no
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
more
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
never leaving home no
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
more
FAQ
Who sang the the song Shanghaied?
- The song Shanghaied was sang by Webb Pierce.
Who is Webb Pierce?
- Michael Webb Pierce (August 8, 1921 - February 24, 1991) was an American honky-tonk vocalist, songwriter and guitarist of the 1950s, one of the most popular of the genre, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade.
His biggest hit was "In the Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one. Pierce also charted number one for several weeks each with his recordings of "Slowly" (1954), "Love, Love, Love" (1955), "I Don't Care" (1955), "There Stands the Glass" (1953), "More and More" (1954), "I Ain't Never" (1959), and his first number one "Wondering," which stayed at the top spot for four of its 27 weeks' charting in 1952.
He recorded country gospel song "I Love Him Dearly" also. His iconic hit "Teenage Boogie" was covered by British band T. Rex as "I Love to Boogie" in 1974, but credited as being written by the group's lead singer Marc Bolan and not Pierce. The music of Webb was also made popular during the British rockabilly scene in the 1980s and 1990s.
For many, Pierce, with his flamboyant Nudie suits and twin silver dollar-lined convertibles, became the most recognizable face of country music of the era and its excesses. Pierce was a one-time member of the Grand Ole Opry and was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. A tribute album in his honor (produced by singer-songwriter Gail Davies) was released in 2001 entitled Caught in the Webb - A Tribute To Country Legend Webb Pierce.
