Well I left out of Georgia 1964, 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 1969, 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 knowed I'ma stay in this town, I'ma live in this town Chicago's the place it's the baddest place around.