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Ora Toukyou sa Iguda

Ora Toukyou sa Iguda ("I'm off to Tokyo")
by Yoshi, Ikuzo, 1984. Performed in 1986.

This is a comic song.

He performed in country farmer taste style(even you can see gold color, pretend yourself he is a farmer).
The story is that a country young man had been depressed about his home village life, absolutely plain and boring, and this empty-headed ignorance man begun to say something...

If it's to hard to imagine of Tokyo, then please imagine like New York. Ginza would be the 5th avenue.


Lyrics:

Ain't no TV, ain't no radio, there ain't even that many cars.
Ain't no piano, ain't no bar, police strollin' around lookin' for nothin'.
Get up in the mornin', get my cow, spend a mite more than two hours walking down the road.

Ain't no phone, ain't no gas, bus only comes once a day.
I hate this village, I hate this village. I'm goin' to Tokyo.
When I get to Tokyo, I'm gonna save my money and get myself a cow.

Ain't no guitar, ain't no stereo, I ain't ever even seen one.
Ain't no coffee shop, ain't no hang out, I'm the only young one here.
Rubbin' beads and prayin' to the sky with old guys and old ladies.

Ain't no drugstore, ain't no movies, just a guy with pictures tellin' a story once in a while.
I hate this village, I hate this village. I'm goin' to Tokyo.
When I get to Tokyo, I'm gonna save my money and drive a horse cart.

Ain't no disco, ain't no peepshow, what the hell's a laser disc?
We got karaoke, but we don't got a machine for it.
Ain't no newspaper, ain't no magazines, just a notice on the door once in a while.

Ain't no traffic lights, of course there ain't, my village ain't got electricity.
I hate this village, I hate this village. I'm goin' to Tokyo.
When I get to Tokyo, I'm gonna save my money and buy myself a mountain in Ginza.

I hate this village, I hate this village. I'm goin' to Tokyo.
When I get to Tokyo, I'm gonna save my money and get myself a cow.

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