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