**I got the surprise, the surprise of my life

I had to stop and stare

I saw a man dancing with his own wife

And you will never guess where



Chicago, Chicago

That toddlin' town, the toddlin' town

Chicago, Chicago

I'll show you around, I love it

Bet your bottom dollar you lose the blues

In Chicago, Chicago

The town that Billy Sunday could not shut down



On State Street, that great street

I just wanna stay, I just wanna stay

They do things they don't do on Broadway, say

They have the time, the time of their life

I saw a man who danced with his wife

In Chicago, Chicago



Chicago, Chica-ar-ar-ar-ar-ago

Free and easy town, brassy, breezy town

Chicago, Chica-ar-ar-go

Let me cool my heels ri-ight down at Marshall Field

Come and walk with me along the lake

To the great hollar and hoot, all through the loop

Shout how-now to Mrs O'Leary's cow

No she-she, life is peachy



Chicago, we'll meat at the pump room, Ambassador East

To say the least, on shish kabab

And best of squad we will see, and yet please

Don't tell me sin is rampant and rife

Think of that man who danced with his wife



In Chicago, Chi-ca-go-o

I'm in this city

What a wonderful windy - time...