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The Dim Sum Rap

MCs Adam Half/White and Sarah F and the Fungky Bunch are rocking your bamboo-encircled world.

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The Dim Sum Rap

"A LO MAI GAI yeah you’re into this
Some chicken in that rice all GLUTINOUS
I’m a man with needs and a spicy BENT
Got that CHIU CHOW CHILI when I repraZENT
Got an expat taste, want those CHAR SIU BAO
Take the measure of a restaurant with their FRESH HAR GOW
Water chestnut cake that’s a MA TAI GOU
It’s crunchy and it’s smooth and it goes down SLOW  
Got that CHEUNG FUN love when it’s wrapped in SHRIMP
That DARK SOY SAUCE makes the meal taste PIMP
XIAO LONG BAO for that Shanghai TASTE
DAN DAN NOODLES going up in my FACE.

I’m writing these lines not just to IMPRESS YOU
I’m only really asking for the SPECIAL MENU
So when I take you down to the DIM SUM CITY
My words’ll make the BEEF BALLS or the CHICKEN FEET look PRETTY…"

"I’m getting kinda freaky wit ma LO BAT GO
It’s mackin, it’s tasty, it’s filling MY HOLE
On to the next dish, steamed PAI GWUT
All over my face—dim sum JABBA THE HUTT
But the thing that gets me off is LAI WONG BAU
Cause it’s creamin’ and I’m screamin’: give it to me NOW
Now hit me with some dumplings till I’m full to the BRIM
And I’m tapping up the table like a KOW TOW KING.

I dig the grannies with their pushcarts bringing me FOOD
I dig the freezing aircon and the waiters who are RUDE
Wash my chopsticks in my tea like it’s going out of STYLE
Send my grandma off to queue for a table for a WHILE.

Yo dim sum gets me hot, I ain’t gonna LIE
But because of YIT HEI I don’t take nothin’ FRIED
When I’m sittin’ at the table gotta gimme DAN TAAT
Now stamp my little card and I’ll give you my HEART."

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