Chicago (That Toddling Town)

Tony Bennett

Written by Fred Fisher



- from his "Strike Up the Band" LP with Count Basie: Roulette 25231

- This version did not chart but

In 1922, two versions were charted: Ben Selvin (# 5) and the Bar Harbor Society

Orchestra (# 13)

- In 1957, Frank Sinatra brought it back to # 84



Chicago, Chicago, that toddlin' town

Chicago, Chicago, I'll show you around

Bet your bottom dollar you'll lose the blues in Chicago

Chicago, the town that *Mart Faye* could not shut down



On State Street, that great street

I just want to say

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



They have the time, the time of their life

I saw a man, he danced with his wife

In Chicago, my home town



They have the time, the time of their life

I saw a man, he danced with his wife

In Chicago

In Chicago

In Chicago



TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Original lyrics indicate that *Billy Sunday *, the

evangelist, could not close Chicago down-after all, it WAS Capone's town!!. Marty

Faye was a Chicago radio DJ and TV talk show host from the 40/50/60s. He was

known for his abrasive style and voice. If you ever heard him, you wouldn't be likely

to forget him, though you might try to, very hard.