See him striding through the Night Market
Down home boy with an uptown vibe
Big ol’ Stetson tipped high like a crown
Watching the rims of bamboo hats
Catch the light coming from Train Street
Pearl snaps and moon cakes
Frittering in the tropical squall that carries karaoke
In and out of the honky tonks of Beer Street
The beat of his Lucchese’s upon the cobbles
Brings the rain that kisses him like a long lost lover
That’s chased him to the other side of the world
He ducks into a bar in the middle of the road between East and West
“You want me to say that I want you stay
Those crooning words greet him as he sits down
To sip whisky and shochu cut with ice cubes glittering like diamonds
For a few precious moments, all is right with the world.
Americana Aspects 
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