(I) JUST BLEW IN FROM THE WINDY CITY

(Sammy Fain (m) / Paul Francis Webster (l) )

As released by Doris Day < Legends > December 2011 but recorder earlier.

I just blew in from the Windy City
The Windy City is mighty purty
But they ain't got what we got
No siree.

They've got shacks up to seven stories
Never see any Mornin' Glory's
But a step from our doorway
We got 'em for free.

They've got those minstrel shows
Purty ladies in the big chapeaux
Private lawns, public parks
For the sake of civic virtue
They've got fountains there that squirt you.

I just blew in from the Windy City
The Windy City is mighty purty
But they ain't got what we got
I'm tellin' ya, boys
We got more life in Deadwood City
Than in all of Illinois.

(harmonica bridge)

You shoulda seen me a-wind'er shoppin'
A-wind'er shoppin' with eyes a-poppin'
At the sights that you see there
Yes siree.

Press a bell and a moment later
Up you go in an elevator
Just as fast as a polecat
A-climbin' a tree.

I heard claim hundreds came
To a thing they call a baseball game
Cigar stores, revolving doors
They've got new inventions coming
'Stead of outdoor indoor plumbing.

I just blew in from the Windy City
The Windy City is mighty purty
But they ain't got what we got
I'm tellin' ya, boys
I ain't a-swappin' half of Deadwood
For the whole of Illinois.



Alternate verses from the 1953 film:

On the street was a dancing fellar
All dressed up in a suit of yellar
And the dance that he did there
Went something like this.

I heard claim hundreds came
To a thing they call a baseball game
Cigar stores, revolving doors
Men wear sideburns, and they ought'er
'Cause a haircut costs a quarter.

[the harmonica bridge in the studio version was
 a replacement for the dance/tap routine as done 
 by Doris Day in the film].


NOTES:

This song formed part of the soundtrack for the 1953 
Warner Bros film < Calamity Jane >.

Several stage, screen and TV renditions of < Calamity Jane >  
have been made over the years, based on this colourful 
American woman from the old wild West. Calamity, who 
distinguished herself by scouting and fighting Native 
American Indians, also claimed to have know Wild Bill 
Hickok personally. Not only that, she always maintained 
that she was married to him and produced a child from 
the union. On her death, she was buried beside him. 
Perhaps the most notable of all these adaptations to 
date is in fact the 1953 film. This film was created 
by Warner Bros. in response to the success of 
< Annie Get Your Gun > (1950).

Director: David Butler
Leads: Doris Day / Howard Keel / Allyn Ann McLerie / Philip Carey

Doris Day is a highly popular and instantly recognizable 
American singer and actress. She has made over 650 
recordings and appeared in 39 films. She has accumulated 
a litany of awards in her lifetime and is known for her 
philanthropic pursuits.



(Transcribed by David Story - February 2014)