a fool to want youI'm a fool to want

can just about get through the dayBut the night

Chicago, that toddling townChicago, Chicago, I will show you

isn't by chance I happen to beA boulevardier, the

just a garden in the rainClose to a little

time it rainsIt rains pennies from heavenDon't you know

Hey there cutes, put on your dancin' bootsAnd come dance with

The one I love belongs to somebody elseShe means her tender

Here we all work 'long the MississippiHere we all work while

this moment onYou for me, dearOnly two for tea,

see a pair of laughing eyesAnd suddenly your sighing

So long, my love, goodbye, farewell, adieuSo long, my love, it's

tables are emptyThe dance floor's desertedYou play the same

There's a somebody I'm longing to seeI hope that she turns

season is upon us nowA time for gifts and givingAnd

I thought I knew the magic of youAnd then you kissed

What can I say to you, Bonita, what magic word would

be a lady tonightLuck, be a lady tonightLuck, if

Maybe this time, I'll be luckyMaybe this time she'll stayMaybe this

You're mean to meWhy must you be mean to me?Gee, baby,