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

Cryin baby

honey don't you want to go

back to the land of california

to my sweet home chicago

Now two and two is four

four and two is six

You gonna keep monkeyin round here friend-boy

you gonna get your business all in a trick

But I'm cryin baby

honey don't you wanna 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 I'm cryin hey hey

baby don't you want to go

back to the land of california

to my sweet home chicago

I'm goin to california

from there to Des Moines Iowa

Somebody will tell me that you

need my help someday

cryin hey hey

baby don't you want to go

back to the land of california

to my sweet home chicago