Deep in the heart of the midnight world
(Down in the Red Light)
A story was told of a beautiful girl
(Queen of the Red Light)
She was born on a sampan, never knew her dad
But her looks were filled with fortune
And for this they knew she'd be an ocean of
Trouble in Hong Kong, trouble in Hong Kong
People may live by the rules of the town
(Down in the Red Light)
But she made her own by the strength of her crown
(Queen of the Red Light)
She would aim with a shotgun to chase the pimps away
But one night, they came too many
And the price was always high for any
Trouble in Hong Kong, trouble in Hong Kong

So she ran through the streets and the alleyways
Down to the docks
Why didn't she call the cops? (I don't know!)
But from those kind of guys, no one ever gets away

Keeping it silent is what they prefer
So nobody knows what happened to her
But a newspaper man said that you don't go far
When you go against the underworld
Boy! They bring you down, down, down
Trouble (trouble) in Hong Kong, trouble (trouble) in Hong Kong
(She was an ocean of)
Trouble (trouble) in Hong Kong
(She was an ocean of)
trouble (trouble) in Hong Kong
(Repeat and fade)