Oh, baby, don't you want to go?

Oh, baby, don't you want to go?

Back to the land of California

To my sweet home Chicago

Oh, baby, don't you want to go?

Oh, baby, don't you want to go?

Back to the land of California

To my sweet home Chicago

Now one and one is two

Two and two is four

I'm heavy loaded, baby

I'm booked, I gotta go

Crying baby

Honey, don't you want to go?

Back to the land of California

To my sweet home Chicago

And two and two is four

Four and two is six

You gonna keep monkeyin' 'round here friend, boy

You're gonna get you business all in a trick

Crying baby

Honey, don't you want to go?

Back to the land of California

To my sweet home, Chicago

Now six and two is eight

Eight and two is ten

Friend-boy she trick you one time

She sure gonna do it again

But don't cry, hey hey!

Baby, don't you want to go?

Back to the land of California

To my sweet home Chicago

I'm going to California

From there to Des Moines Iowa

Somebody will tell me that you

Need my help someday

Crying, baby

Baby, don't you want to go?

Back to the land of California

To my sweet home Chicago