Her Name Is Golden Lotus

I know the girl you are speaking of
She mends people's clothes inside her house
Once a man sets his eyes upon her
He forgets all about his own spouse

Her father was a poor tailor
Who sold her to be a maidservant
To a wealthy miser who lusted for her
His advances to her were fervent

Her name is Golden Lotus
She is the fairest in the land
But her life is forsaken
For heaven dealt her a bad hand

The miser's iron-fisted wife
Made him throw her out of his life
She gave her for free to poor Wu Da
To end the domestic strife

Her name is Golden Lotus
She is the fairest in the land
But her life is forsaken
For heaven dealt her a bad hand

Wu Da is the drunken bun peddler
Who is too small to make love with her
He sells his buns and drinks all day
While she laments her days away

Her name is Golden Lotus
She is the fairest in the land
But her life is forsaken
For heaven dealt her a bad hand



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Writer(s): George Chiang
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