I've covered every little highway
And I've been climbing every hill
I've been looking high and I've been looking low
Looking for my Shanghai Lil

The stars that hang high over Shanghai
Bring back the memory of a thrill
I've been looking high and I've been looking low
Looking for my Shanghai Lil

I learned to love her
The little devil was just a butterfly
But you'd discover something on the level
Shining in her eye

Oh, I've been trying to forget her
But what's the use, I never will
I'll be looking high and I'll be looking low
'Till I find my Shanghai Lil