Hong Kong Blues Lyrics: It's the story of a very unfortunate colored man / Who got arrested down in old Hong Kong / He got twenty years privilege taken away from him / When he kicked old Buddha's gong It was featured in the 1944 film To Have and Have Not, an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel by the same name. It's the story of a very unfortunate colored man Who got arrested down in old Hong Kong He got twenty years privilege taken away from him When he kicked old Buddha's gong And now he's poppin' the piano just to raise the price Of a ticket to the land of the free Well, he say his home's in Frisco where they send the rice But it's really in Tennessee That's why he said, "I need someone to love me Need somebody to … It's the story of a very unfortunate coloured man Who got arrested down in old Hong Kong He got twenty years' privilege taken away from him When he kicked old Buddha's gong And now he's poppin' the piano just to raise the price Of a ticket to the land of the free Well, he says his home's in 'Frisco where they send the rice But it's really in Tennessee That's why he says I need someone to love me Need somebody to … Shanghai Blues (Chinese:上海之夜) is a Hong Kong film directed and produced by Tsui Hark in his producer debut, which had its premiere on September 1984. The music is composed by Wong Jim. "Hong Kong Blues" is a popular song composed by American songwriter Hoagy Carmichael in 1939. Lyrics to 'Hong Kong Blues' by Hoagy Carmichael. Former Beatle George Harrison covered the tune on his 1981 album Somewhere in England. Hongkongers (Chinese: 香港人), also known as Hong Kongese, Hong Kong people and Hong Kong citizens, usually refer to the permanent residents of Hong Kong, in a broad sense.Very often, those terms are confined to describe Hong Kong permanent residents who are culturally associated with Hong Kong, especially through descent, birth or growth in Hong Kong, or other types of deep affiliations with Hong … It's the story of a very unfortunate colored man Who got arrested down in old Hong Kong He got twenty years privilege taken away from him When he kicked old Buddha's gong Kenny Bee, Sylvia Chang and Sally Yeh starred in this film. Also, the Quebecer Dédé Fortin presented his cover of "Hong Kong Blues" with Les Colocs on their …