Name: Take Me To United States
Duration: P00H03M26S
Description: I used to play in a high-class but ultimately shady club in the chaoyang district of Beijing. I've captured a story from there in this song.

Take Me To United States

from The Benny O Flow Show by Benny Oyama

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I used to play in a high-class but ultimately shady club in the chaoyang district of Beijing. I've captured a story from there in this song.

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Take me to United States
In your big jet plane
bring me a cup of tea
the American way, if you please, I don't care if it's hot or not
I just want to go on leave now...

...for the United States
Real American dream
Lady of liberties
she's the girl for me, she is green, and I don't think that red goes with my eyes
it's no big surprise that...

All I really want is to go to United States
take me to a land that seems oh so far away
I want to taste the sweet milk, I want to taste the honey
take me away from this land of silk and dirty money

Fly me o'er the mountains and take me o'er the sea
let's take a funky picture by the statue liberty
carry to your homeland this treasure from the East
let me bring new flavors to your thanksgiving feast

In my youth
I would dream
Wrigley field
corn-picking machine, pumping gas, keeping clean, keeping bright
dropping beats down into USA, now...

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from The Benny O Flow Show, released January 15, 2012

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Benny Oyama Brooklyn, New York

Benny Oyama is a multicultural Japanese and Jewish singer-songwriter born and raised in New York City. The poetry and harmony of Benny Oyama’s intimate music has been likened to Nick Drake, Caetano Veloso and Simon and Garfunkel. Benny sings with a surprising multitude of voices, carried by subtle and complex guitar work firmly rooted in Brazilian and American Folk traditions. ... more

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