Twas
the week before New Year’s, and throughout
People
wondered what 2007 would bring
Would
there be a return of the NCTA?
The
economy boomed when they came to stay
They
spent dollars! And credit! They spent RMB
They
packed up great big bags- it was something to see!
Some
said they were all teachers, but others weren’t sure
Were
they here to study, or was it a shopping tour?
When
all of the sudden, in
A man
in fatigues appeared out of thin air
He
looked at the huge crowd, said a cautious “ni hao”
We
knew in a moment it must be Santa Mao
The
man looked confused, and he said with concern
What’s
going on here? There is money to
burn!
The
old
A result of my Cultural Revolution
His
face, it grew angry, and he pounded his fist
This
And
there are tourists here, every place that I go
I’d better relax, have a cold glass of
pijou.
The
next thing you’ll tell me is we built the grea dam
And
that dragon boats cruise the Yangtze where I swam!
Oh
well, said Santa Mao, overcoming his fears
Things
do change when you’ve been dead for near 30 years
Go see
To Emeishan!
To Kanding!
Of the
great new dynasty that we call Cha-Ching!
And I
heard him exclaim, as he vanished just then
Mimi,
Ryan and
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