GOIN' TO CHICAGO
Count Basie (m) Jimmy Rushing (l)   1941

as rec by Al Hibbler w Count Basie & his Orch   1952

also rec by-
Jimmie Rushing w Count Basie & his Orch '41
Kay Starr '59
Joe Williams w Lambert Hendricks & Ross '59
Peggy Lee w Quincy Jones & his Orch '61


Goin' to Chicago, sorry but I can't take you,
Goin' to Chicago, sorry but I can't take you,
There's nothin' in Chicago that a mucky woman can do!

When you see me comin', raise your window high,
When you see me comin', raise your window high,
When you see me passin' baby, hang your head and cry!

Hurry down sunshine, see what tomorrow brings,
Hurry down sunshine, see what tomorrow brings,
The sun went down, tomorrow brought us rain!

You're so mean and evil, you do things you ought not do,
You're so mean and evil, you do things you ought not do,
You've got my brand of honey, just don't have to put up with you!







(Contributed by Peter Akers - June 2009)