I’d rather live a beggar while here on earth I stay,
Than to possess the riches of all America;
And to begging I will go.
And to begging I will go, will go, will go,
And to begging I will go.
With thoughts of keen emotion our hearts are running o’er,
While parting from the friends we love for China’s distant shore,
We’re off for China’s shore.
We’re off for China’s shore, China’s shore,