Song facts: “Kung Fu Fighting” is one of the best-selling singles of all time, selling eleven million records worldwide. The song was originally supposed to be a B-side and was recorded within the last 10 minutes of studio time.

Harmonica type: diatonic

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Oh ho ho ho
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Oh ho ho ho 
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Oh ho ho ho 
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Oh ho ho ho 

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Everybody was kung fu fighting
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Those cats were fast as lighting
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In fact it was a little bit frightenin’
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But they fought with expert timing

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There were funky China men
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From funky China town
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They were chopping them up
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They were chopping them down
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It's an ancient Chinese art
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And everybody  knew their part
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From a fainting to a snip
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And a kicking from the hip

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Everybody was kung fu fighting
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Those cats were fast as lighting
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In fact it was a little bit frightenin’ 
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But they fought with expert timing

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