| Well, I left out of Georgia nineteen sixty four |
| My baby begged me daddy please don’t go |
| But I left that town, you know I left that town |
| When I left out of Georgia |
| You know I was Memphis bound |
| Well, I stayed in Memphis in nineteen sixty nine |
| That woman I loved didn’t pay me no mind |
| So I left that town, you know I left that town |
| When I left out of Memphis |
| You know I was St. Louis bound |
| I didn’t need no steam heat by my bed |
| Lady I slept with kept it cherry red |
| Well I left that town, hmm I left that town |
| When I left St. Louis |
| You know I was Chicago bound |
| I’m gonna tell you something you oughta know |
| Chicago’s the best place I ever know |
| I’ma stay in this town, I’ma live in this town |
| Chicago’s the place, it’s the baddest place around |