Nineteen hunnerd and ninety Three
Immigration card labeled "Refugee"
Took a bus to Chattanooga, Tennessee
Only thing I knew to say "Me Chinee".

Local folks tryin' hard to not be rude
Talkin' at my back about the yellow dude
Sounds like a turkey, eats some crazy food
I got used to livin' with their deep-south attitude

Then I figured what the hell
No matter what I do ain't never gonna sell
Can't make em understand me 
So I'll just have to rebrand me.

Southern Chang
Southern Chang
You need to call me shout out Southern Chang
From now on, that's how I'll hang
Years from now that say I sprang from
Chao Wang Fang
Ever to be know as Southern Chang.

(Solo)

Walkin' down the street no one looks like me
Everybody glued to my anatomy
Never knew a noodle, but they seen Bruce Lee.
Can I ever mix it with the Tennessee society?

Then I figured what the hell
No matter what I do ain't never gonna sell
Can't make em understand me 
So I'll just have to rebrand me.

Southern Chang
Southern Chang
Let me hear you call me in that country twang
Take me in your local gang
Just ignore whatever brang me  
From Zenjiang
I Simply to be your friend as Southern Chang.